{"id":2241957,"date":"2024-05-10T15:36:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-deny-wrongdoing-amid-ethics-panel-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T19:36:09","slug":"house-republicans-deny-wrongdoing-amid-ethics-panel-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-deny-wrongdoing-amid-ethics-panel-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans deny wrongdoing amid ethics panel investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-deny-wrongdoing-amid-ethics-panel-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2241957&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a> lawmakers are pushing back on news of the House Ethics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Committee<\/a> extending investigations into them, though it\u2019s unclear if the two cases are related.<\/p>\n<p>The bipartisan lower chamber committee, which reviews alleged misconduct among members and is referred matters from the Office of Congressional Ethics, separately announced the investigations on Thursday into Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronny-jackson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ronny Jackson<\/a> (R-TX) and Wesley Hunt (R-TX). The announcements provided no details about the allegations, which for both members <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/jackson-hunt-ethics-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reportedly<\/a> pertain to payments the Republicans made from their campaign committees at private clubs. <\/p>\n<p>In the case of Jackson, the House Ethics Committee\u2019s Thursday comments come two years after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2627915\/gop-rep-ronny-jackson-campaign-spending-under-scrutiny-amid-ethics-office-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>OCE released a report<\/a> finding \u201csubstantial reason to believe\u201d he used campaign funds for membership in a private social club. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis baseless complaint from OCE raises no new information, and despite over two years at the Committee on Ethics it is still being looked into,\u201d a spokesperson for Jackson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce again, congressman Jackson has nothing to hide, and he and his team have fully complied with the Ethics Committee since the beginning,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cThis is sadly not the first time the leftists at OCE have decided to waste taxpayer dollars going after public servants for absolutely nothing.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Hunt said the lawmaker \u201chas been in full cooperation with the House Ethics Committee and is extremely confident that the matter will be dismissed shortly.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Both of the announcements from the House Ethics Committee mentioned that the panel\u2019s next course of action will be on or before June 24. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Friday, the House Ethics Committee also released a statement announcing it is continuing to gather information for an ongoing review into Rep. Troy Nehls\u2019s (R-TX) finances.<\/p>\n<p>The OCE, the separate body, had found in December \u201cthere is probable cause to believe Rep. Nehls may have converted campaign funds for personal use,\u201d according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/sites\/ethics.house.gov\/files\/documents\/OCE%20Report%20and%20Findings_18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a>. That report said Nehls\u2019s campaign transferred money to certain companies he controls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Office of Congressional Ethics was created under Nancy Pelosi, which is why I refused to cooperate with the office,\u201d Nehls told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy books remain open, and I am cooperating with the legitimate House Committee on Ethics,\u201d Nehls said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of Republican lawmakers are pushing back on news of the House Ethics Committee extending investigations into them, though it\u2019s unclear if the two cases are related. 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