Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the former chairman of the tax writing House Ways and Means Committee, has been charged with 13 ethics violations. The charges include failing to report the rental income on property in the Dominican Republic on his tax return, not disclosing all of his assets on his financial disclosure forms, violating a ban on gifts, and soliciting funds from from an individual who might be impacted by the performance of his duties. A trial on these charges will likely be held in September.
Of course, this is, according to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, “The most ethical Congress in history.” Yeah, right.
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