John Lewis on sit-in ethics complaint: 'It's sort of silly.'
“It’s sort of silly.”
That's what Rep. John Lewis said after his Wednesday town hall meeting in Atlanta on the ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog arguing that his history-making sit-in broke the chamber's rules.
Rep. John Lewis.
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“Several members of the ethics committee participated in our action, so they may not have a quorum to hold a hearing,” he said. “Most of the Democratic members of the ethics committee were sitting on the floor of the House” during the sit-in.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust filed a complaint Monday to the Office of Congressional Ethics arguing that several participants arguing that Lewis and other Democrats violated the chamber's ethics rules by fundraising off the protest. "This type of behavior is precisely why the public distrusts elected officials," the complaint states.
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
