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House Ethics Committee expands investigation into U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold
Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/Fahrenthold
BREAKING: House Ethics Committee now investigating whether U.S. Rep. Blake @Farenthold used official resources for his re-election and if he made false statements to the committee. @texastribabby reports:
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House Ethics Committee expands investigation into U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold
The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it was expanding its investigation into U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold to explore, among other things, whether he used official resources for his re-election and if he made false statements to the committee.
BY ABBY LIVINGSTON DEC. 21, 2017 UPDATED: 15 HOURS AGO
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold may have announced his retirement last week amid a cloud of sexual harassment allegations, but the U.S. House Ethics Committee is not letting up on him.
Just as members rushed out of the chamber to head home for the holidays, the committee released a letter stating its investigation into sexual harassment accusations against Farenthold will expand into several new fronts.
Earlier this month, the committee voted unanimously to establish a subcommittee to investigate allegations that Farenthold sexually harassed a subordinate several years ago.
On Thursday, the committee announced it would also investigate whether Farenthold or anyone acting on his behalf, retaliated toward "any member of his congressional staff;" whether his Congressional staff used official resources – including official time – toward his re-election; whether Farenthold required official staffers to work on his re-election campaign; and whether Farenthold may have made false statements or omissions in his testimony to the Committee."
The U.S. House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it was expanding its investigation into U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold to explore, among other things, whether he used official resources for his re-election and if he made false statements to the committee.
BY ABBY LIVINGSTON DEC. 21, 2017 UPDATED: 15 HOURS AGO
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold may have announced his retirement last week amid a cloud of sexual harassment allegations, but the U.S. House Ethics Committee is not letting up on him.
Just as members rushed out of the chamber to head home for the holidays, the committee released a letter stating its investigation into sexual harassment accusations against Farenthold will expand into several new fronts.
Earlier this month, the committee voted unanimously to establish a subcommittee to investigate allegations that Farenthold sexually harassed a subordinate several years ago.
On Thursday, the committee announced it would also investigate whether Farenthold or anyone acting on his behalf, retaliated toward "any member of his congressional staff;" whether his Congressional staff used official resources – including official time – toward his re-election; whether Farenthold required official staffers to work on his re-election campaign; and whether Farenthold may have made false statements or omissions in his testimony to the Committee."
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