Rangel walks out of his own ethics trial, members debate acting in absentia

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Washington Examiner:


11/15/10 11:35 AM EST
Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., requested a delay in his ethics hearing on the grounds that he lacked counsel. His request was denied.

The members of the Ethics subcommittee holding the hearing now appear to be considering whether they can grant the equivalent of “summary judgment” against Rangel. The committee has a set of uncontested facts — regarding Rangel’s rent-controlled apartments and his failure to report income to the IRS — which establish that Rangel violated ethics rules. From these, Ethics committee counsel Blake Chisam said, the panel should be able to determine whether he violated House rules without any further hearings or testimony.

[Valin]

More here House ethics trial opens for NY's Charles Rangel

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Valin Geee

 

A two-fer!

 

 

The old proverb:

 

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

 

And a corollary:

 

A lawyer who has Rangel for his client is a fool.

[Valin]

Valin Geee

 

A two-fer!

 

 

The old proverb:

 

A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for his client.

 

And a corollary:

 

A lawyer who has Rangel for his client is a fool.

 

 

So that means...Fool squared?

[Pepper]

 

So that means...Fool squared?