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Subscribe to RSSRoll Call: “Barring a last-minute settlement agreement over allegations that Rep. Charlie Rangel violated House rules, a special ethics panel will meet Thursday to set the stage for a rare ethics trial.”
AP: "The four Democrats and four Republicans acting as judges are holding their organizational meeting for an ethics trial that many Democrats hope will go away. That could only happen if Rangel negotiates a plea bargain, admitting to substantial violations, or resigns. Punishment could range from a report criticizing his conduct to a reprimand or censure by the House, or a vote to expel him -- which is highly unlikely."
"'He feels, I think very strongly, that he has not done anything that was wrong,' said a Democratic member of the House in Rangel's camp," per the New York Post. "The supporter said Rangel was drawing a line in the sand on the matter of his solicitations of big-bucks contributions from corporations for the Charles Rangel Center for Public Affairs at CCNY -- a story The Post first broke in 2007."
The New York Daily News says Rangel "dragged out negotiations ... to the bitter end ... leaving many Democratic colleagues irate." Apparently, "he was still trying to find a way last night to admit he did wrong, without saying he did it on purpose, sources said."
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Sure didn't see an ethics trial when the repugnant ones controlled Congress as they never investigated their own criminals. Charlie was really stupid to diss Luke Russert who asked a good question that Charlie could have easily blown off with a no comment reply. Charlie could have made this all go away by filing amended tax returns and paid the extra taxes, penalties and interest. Since he didn't he deserves what he now reaps as far as a House ethics investigation. But Charlie really ought to worry more about an IRS audit and I'm surprised given how public his tax problem is that the IRS isn't auditing him for those years unless they ran past the statute of limitations. Time for Charlie to step down before this gets really ugly.
Sorry Charlie You're not Starkist!
Now, Let's see, Eric from Salinsanity,
We have in the Democratic Party : The Bama , the Biggest Liar since Nixon and his Liar- in- Chief Robert
Glib. We have the top echelon President Pervert Clinton and Vice President Pimp Gore and the rest are
tax dodgers. Is there any team by the name of Washington Dodgers? Is this a civic minded govt? They
don't have respect for We the People. These tax dodgers as responsible men should ought to know
better than to ignore the tax laws. After all they are considered patriotic Americans and they have families
and civic responsibilities to their constituents and to the nation. THEY only consent to pay their taxes
AFTER they are caught. If it was me or the other ordinary guy in the street, a load of IRS letters and
summons or threatening liens will clog out mail boxes and next thing you know we're off to the court and
the hoosegow. These are nice DINOS. I don't think in the history of the Republic so many Republicans
has ever been on the long road to evade taxes in such a short time. Thanks DINOS. At least one thing,
with the RINOS , is that they are under such scrutiny that that they jump at their shadows.
Media keeps trying to Blow Up The Charlie Rangel Story if there indeed is a story, because last I checked this is America and one is Innocent until Proven Guilty not the opposit
Since the Sherrod story Media must learn that Americans are simply tired of the character labeling and simply disregarding people's lives and just trashing the person all based on Media Hype!
Regardless of how bad or good Charlie is choosing his course of action, so let's sit back and enjoy the ride, hear him out should he decide to pursue a hearing and look for the truth if he makes a settlement of some kind
It's time to learn to stop hurting Americans until we get the truth and the Media has proven that they simply cannot be trusted
One last thought I said this before Chris Matthews is on to something, I keep holding my breath because in the past it didn't last long. But friends and neighbors are talking about his show really playing Hard Ball and not picking sides but getting to the truth and not babying folk on the show and making them accountable
Hope Chris keeps up his truth telling and standing tall for the American People
You of course are correct June, that is what trials are for.
Trials ? What trials. Will Wrangler go on trial? Are you crazy. You want to see what's in his locker? I don't think so.