Senate ethics panel launches Ensign probe

[babylonsister]

YAY! :applause:


Senate ethics panel launches Ensign probe
By Alexander Bolton - 02/01/11 11:06 AM ET


The Senate ethics committee announced Tuesday that it has begun an investigation of Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.), who has been accused of using his position to improperly help a former aide.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairman of the Senate’s Select Committee on Ethics, and Sen. Johnny Isakson (Ga.), the ranking GOP member, announced the appointment of Carol Elder Bruce to serve as special counsel for the “preliminary inquiry."

“The purpose of a preliminary inquiry is to determine whether there is substantial credible evidence that a violation within the Committee’s jurisdiction has occurred,” the committee announced in a public statement.

Bruce is a partner in the Washington office of K&L Gates LLP, where she focuses on white-collar criminal defense, civil litigation and congressional investigations.

News of the probe may complicate Ensign’s bid for reelection in 2012.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/141427-senate-ethics-panel-launches-probe-of-ensign

[TlalocW]

1. Senate needs to launch more probes

Everytime Issa in the house launches a probe against democrats, democrats need to do it against republicans in the senate.

TlalocW

[yellowcanine]

2. I don't think they should use the "probe" word when referring to cases involving sex.

It's just not right.:evilgrin: