Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) filed a complaint against the top Republican and Democrat on the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday, accusing the lawmakers who investigated him of breaking their own rules. Why it matters: Edwards is escalating his fight against the committee just two weeks after the House voted 413-2 to censure him over its findings that he violated House rules related to sexual harassment and a hostile workplace. - Edwards' complaint asks the Office of Congressional Conduct to investigate Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) over their handling of his case. - The Ethics Committee has previously disputed Edwards' account of the process. When it released its report last month,…
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) filed a complaint against the top Republican and Democrat on the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday, accusing the lawmakers who investigated him of breaking their own rules. Why it matters: Edwards is escalating his fight against the committee just two weeks after the House voted 413-2 to censure him over its findings that he violated House rules related to sexual harassment and a hostile workplace. - Edwards' complaint asks the Office of Congressional Conduct to investigate Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.) and ranking member Mark DeSaulnier (D-Calif.) over their handling of his case. - The Ethics Committee has previously disputed Edwards' account of the process. When it released its report last month,…Open
The House on Tuesday took the rare step of punishing one of its members — GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards — over allegations of inappropriate behavior toward two female staffers. The congressman apologized for putting the staffers in uncomfortable positions but fiercely denied ever sexually harassing them.
The House on Tuesday voted to censure North Carolina Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards after an investigation concluded that he engaged in inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. The near-unanimous vote was 413-2, with Edwards and Rep. Ralph Norman, a fellow North Carolina Republican, voting no. LiveNOW's Anna Marsick has more.
The motion to censure the lawmaker passed in a 413-2 vote, with just Edwards and Republican South Carolina Rep. Ralph Norman voting against the resolution.
Representative Chuck Edwards received a formal rebuke on the floor after a speech in which he apologized for his conduct but said it did not constitute harassment.
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) was censured by the House on Tuesday after the Ethics Committee found he failed "to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers." Why it matters: The vote amounts to a remarkable bipartisan rebuke, with the GOP leadership team and the vast majority of Edwards' own party joining Democrats to impose one of the House's most serious punishments. - The Ethics Committee's findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers in their 20s for special attention that multiple sources described as inappropriate. - Every Democrat and all but two Republicans voted to censure Edwards, who abandoned his reelection campaign last…
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) was censured by the House on Tuesday after the Ethics Committee found he failed "to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers." Why it matters: The vote amounts to a remarkable bipartisan rebuke, with the GOP leadership team and the vast majority of Edwards' own party joining Democrats to impose one of the House's most serious punishments. - The Ethics Committee's findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers in their 20s for special attention that multiple sources described as inappropriate. - Every Democrat and all but two Republicans voted to censure Edwards, who abandoned his reelection campaign last…Open
The committee found in a report that Edwards violated the “spirit” of the chamber’s rules against sexual harassment by engaging in inappropriate conduct with young staffers and recommended he face formal censure from the House.
