Rangel Official Probe Appears Likely

Rep. Gene Green (D-Tex.), the acting chairman of the House ethics committee, said yesterday that he will recommend launching a probe of Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), who has asked the panel to examine questions about his financial filings and other matters.

Rep. Doc Hastings (Wash.), the ranking Republican, said the investigation should have begun in July and should include a special counsel to help lawmakers understand the issues. “This has been delayed for far too long,” Hastings said in a statement.

Meanwhile, a potential new ethics problem for Rangel is sitting in the garage at the Rayburn House Office Building.

Read more: (“Official Rangel Probe Appears Likely,” The Washington Post, 9/19/08)