Congressional Integrity & Accountability April 28, 2023
We follow the hypocrisy of radical republicans. "Being a hypocrite is a moral failing, it's a sign of cowardice and a lack of authenticity."
Shout out to Congressional Integrity Project for an amazing week of holding Congress accountable. Here are some of the highlights:
Democratic group files ethics complaint against GOP committee chairs. “The Democratic-aligned Congressional Integrity Project filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against two Republican House chairmen, claiming they are wrongfully linking fundraising efforts with official actions. Why it matters: The letter comes after reporting by the New York Times that Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) touted at a fundraising event his efforts to probe Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose investigation into former President Trump resulted in a 34-count indictment.” [Axios, 4/20/23]
House GOP goes after Hunter Biden: Do Republicans have anything on the Biden family? “Kyle Herrig, the executive director of the Congressional Integrity Project, told The Independent the GOP probes are targeted at dirtying up Mr Biden while giving a pass to Mr Trump and his family, who public records show profited handsomely from his time in the White House. ‘I think at the end of the day, Americans are seeing these investigations for what they are, which is partisan political stunts. And I think the Maga politicians smearing President Biden's family, Hunter, and others, these politicians are hypocrites after ignoring Donald Trump and his children's numerous conflicts of interest,’ he said.” [The Independent, 4/22/23]
‘Investigate Comer’ billboard links to C-J story. “The Congressional Integrity Project — a 501(c)(4) that is pushing back against U.S. House Republicans’ investigations of President Joe Biden’s son and administration — wrote a letter Wednesday to Fayette County Commonwealth's Attorney Kimberly Baird, asking her office for a “formal and thorough investigation” into Comer’s “involvement in unlawfully obtaining and/or receiving stolen emails from a computer server” of the law firm.” [Forward Kentucky, 4/23/23]
Ohio House budget shows some love for older Ohioans: Capitol Letter. “Investigating the investigators: The Congressional Integrity Project wants the U.S. House of Representatives’ Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate Republican committee chairs Jordan and Mark Green of Tennessee ‘for violating House Ethics Rules by linking their solicitation of campaign contributions to official actions.’ A complaint it filed with the ethics office says the pair, who chair the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, made fundraising pitches to the House Freedom Fund that linked donation requests to official actions, with Jordan citing his probe of Alvin Bragg, the New York district attorney who indicted former President Donald Trump for falsifying business records. ‘The rhetoric of these Representatives could have signaled to donors that the investigations were contingent on the political contributions solicited,’ says the complaint from the left-wing activist group.” [Cleveland.com, 4/24/23]
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