Jan. 6 Panel Refers McCarthy, Three Other Republicans for Ethics Violations
Source: Politico
The Jan. 6 select committee says four House Republicans including Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy violated congressional ethics rules by defying subpoenas for testimony and documents.
The panel referred the lawmakers for a review by the bipartisan ethics committee, which is seen as unlikely to take action against the members. In addition to McCarthy, three other lawmakers were referred for defying subpoenas: Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.).
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/19/jan-6-ethics-violations-00074599
AllaN01Bear
(22,860 posts)YoshidaYui
(42,540 posts)groundloop
(12,134 posts)I'm sure the GQPers will equate no action taken against them to them being innocent.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)name of this committee.
leftieNanner
(15,657 posts)Interesting.
Naming names.
louis-t
(23,548 posts)the norm?
onecaliberal
(35,455 posts)louis-t
(23,548 posts)it's still best to answer subpoenas and show that repugs don't.
onecaliberal
(35,455 posts)The election just told them everyone is sick of their shit but they dont care.
LakeArenal
(29,719 posts)Thats the correct model for innocent people.
MichMan
(12,985 posts)I dont recall that any of them were ever enforced and neither one ever showed up.
bronxiteforever
(9,306 posts)The Ethics Committee has many functions, but they all revolve around the standards of ethical conduct for members of the House.
Neither Barr or Holder were subject to the jurisdiction of The House Ethics Committee.
The point is these Congresscritters are being referred to the House Ethics Committee for failing to honor the subpoena of their own body (the House) at the time they were serving.
Martin68
(24,411 posts)republianmushroom
(17,175 posts)McCarthy wants to be speaker and has an ethic violation, but this may make him a shoe in
with the rest of the republicans. Who knows
Zilli
(283 posts)In the new rethug congress any referral to their, laughable, committee will likely result in a reward and praise and a condemnation and, as promised, a thorough investigation of the work of the J6 Committee and a determination that absolutely nothing happen and the large crowd was just some enthusiastic supporters of 45 who just wanted to say hello and visit the heart of our Democracy. Then the remaining members of the J6 Committee will be referred to the DOJ for criminal conduct. This is the the view from my desk in the flats of Oakland,
drray23
(7,876 posts)The republicans will control that committee. What are the odds that they will punish their own ?
Pretty close to zero. I expect to hear howling about witch hunt.
Genki Hikari
(1,766 posts)Regardless of which party controls the chamber. It's four of each party, no matter what.
The current committee consists of:
Democrats
Chairwoman Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
Dean Phillips, Minnesota
Veronica Escobar, Texas
Mondaire Jones, New York
r thugs
Acting Ranking Member Michael Guest, Mississippi
Dave Joyce, Ohio
John H. Rutherford, Florida
Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota
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Not that it will make any difference who's in charge of the House. I doubt that one of the r thugs on the committee would flip on any of their colleagues.
But it is important to understand how the committee's composition is independent of which party is in charge of the House.
Hassler
(3,594 posts)Chairwoman Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
Dean Phillips, Minnesota
Veronica Escobar, Texas
Mondaire Jones, New York
rthugs
Acting Ranking Member Michael Guest, Mississippi
Dave Joyce, Ohio
John H. Rutherford, Florida
Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota
Marcuse
(7,972 posts)tinymontgomery
(2,614 posts)Show up when they issue the subpoenas and then every time they ask a question answer back
why didn't the republicans show up to answer questions. Answer that way every time a republican ask, only
answer the Democrat's questions. What are the republicans going to do, yell, scream, cry. Make them
waste their time.
LymphocyteLover
(6,510 posts)lefthandedskyhook
(1,121 posts)At least it is something. These four can rot