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-Lurid Crime Tales-
House ethics panel to expand Rangel probe
2009-10-10
The House panel investigating alleged ethics violations by Rep. Charles B. Rangel, New York Democrat, said Thursday it voted unanimously to expand the probe.

A statement by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct said its investigative subcommittee already has issued nearly "150 subpoenas, interviewed approximately 34 witnesses resulting in over 2,100 pages of transcripts."

The subcommittee also has analyzed more than 12,000 pages of documents and held more than 30 investigative meetings, according to the statement issued by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, California Democrat, who is the committee chairman, and ranking minority member Rep. Jo Bonner, Alabama Republican.

However, the committee said confidentiality rules restrict members from saying how or why the investigation is expanding.
Posted by:Fred

#6  Expanding Probe sounds Stephen King goes to the Doc.
Posted by: .5MT   2009-10-10 19:20  

#5  Omiting, true that. What I meant was that Charlie will be removed from the chairmanship if the Republicans take back the House in 2010 - but only because then a Republican will become the chairman.
He will never be prosecuted or even censured for his actions - Congress doesn't have the balls.
If an ordinary citizen had done what Charlie did, the IRS, FBI, NY Attorney General, and many other agencies would be all over him.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-10-10 13:50  

#4  >Unless, of course, the Republicans take back the house in 2010.<

Yeah, but would the pubbies go full bore after Charlie and the other corruptocrats? There's a definite lack of guts (and willingness to suffer bad mouthing by the media) in the pubbies. Too much of that "my good friend" stuff. I really wish they'd fight back.
Posted by: Omiting the Younger9947   2009-10-10 10:18  

#3  House ethics panel to expand smoke and mirrors Rangel probe show

Programming manager Nancy Pelosi is reported to have given the go ahead for another season.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-10-10 08:34  

#2  
1) Rangel will never be removed from his chairmanship.
2) Unless, of course, the Republicans take back the house in 2010.

Cause and effect
Posted by: DMFD   2009-10-10 08:08  

#1  So all this will mean is that the investigation will take longer to complete. Since Pelosi et al. will protect him until the investigation is "complete", Rangel will never be removed from his chairmanship.
Unless, of course, the Republicans take back the house in 2010.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-10-10 00:08  

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