Why Were Two House Ethics Lawyers Suspended? Maxine Waters Wants to Know
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters is demanding answers following the suspension of two House ethics committee lawyers who had been working on the case against her.
The lawyers, Cindy Morgan Kim and Stacy Sovereign, have been placed on paid leave and the ethics trial of Waters has been delayed, according to stories by the Associated Press and The Hill. Kim was lead lawyer in the case against Waters, a California Democrat accused of violating ethics rules by setting up a meeting between Treasury officials and a bank in which her husband owns stock. Waters has said she was acting on behalf of all minority-owned banks.
“The longer the committee withholds the details of its actions, the more the public’s confidence in the House ethics process is eroded,” Waters said in a statement. “Did the committee’s attorneys withhold exculpatory evidence? Leak documents or speak to the press without authorization? Engage in partisan activity? Mislead members of Congress? Was the disciplinary action justified? What impact does this have on my case?”
