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Ethics panel reveals it’s conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations into lawmakers since 2017
The panel said it has opened 20 sexual misconduct probes since 2017 and urged witnesses to contact congressional workplace offices.
- On Monday, the House Ethics Committee released a statement urging victims to contact oversight offices, disclosing that 28 members have faced sexual misconduct investigations in its history.
- California Democrat Eric Swalwell and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales resigned last week amid sexual misconduct allegations, prompting the committee's rare public disclosure regarding its oversight practices.
- Since 2017, the committee has initiated 20 sexual misconduct investigations. "Over the last decade, the Committee has adopted a more aggressive and robust approach to allegations of sexual misconduct," the committee said.
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House Ethics Panel Requests Victims Come Forward After 2 Lawmakers Resign
The House Ethics Committee issued a public statement Monday asking victims of congressional sexual misconduct to come forward and published a record of publicly disclosed investigations involving House members spanning decades. The bipartisan panel, chaired by Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), revealed it had conducted 20 sexual misconduct investigations since 2017. Five cases did not appear on the list. The committee’s chief counsel and staff direc…
House Ethics Panel Asks for Info About Any Sexual Misconduct by Members of Congress
‘A More Aggressive and Robust Approach’ In the wake of two high profile resignations from male members of Congress who were accused of sexual misconduct and, in the case of Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA), assault, the House Ethics Committee issued a rare call for information about any known instances of sexual misconduct by members.
House Ethics Committee Releases Public List of Investigative Matters Involving Sexual Misconduct by Members of Congress Amid Swalwell Scandal
The House Ethics Committee on Monday confirmed it has reviewed 20 matters involving allegations of sexual misconduct by a member of Congress over the last decade.
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House Ethics Committee asks public to come forward with sexual misconduct complaints about lawmakers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The House Ethics Committee released a statement on Monday asking anyone with a sexual misconduct complaint against a lawmaker to come forward and report it. This follows the resignations of Representatives Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California,…
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