Sunday, November 14, 2010

Congressman Charles Rangel Breaches Congressional Ethics to Fight Breach of Congressional Ethics?


Can a Congressman get any sleazier than this?

Congressman Charles Rangel, whose ethics trial starts tomorrow, appears to have improperly used political-action committee money to pay for his defense.

Rangel tapped his National Leadership PAC for $293,000 to pay his main legal-defense team this year. He took another $100,000 from the PAC in 2009 to pay lawyer Lanny Davis.

Two legal experts told The Post such spending is against House rules.


"It's a breach of congressional ethics," one campaign-finance lawyer said.

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