Rangel seeks plea agreement to avoid ethics trial
Date: 2010-07-28T04:56:11.107
Author: AAA Staff
Editor note: WASHINGTON — Representative Charles Rangel attempted a last-minute plea deal yesterday to head off a House ethics trial that could embarrass him and damage Democrats facing potentially severe election losses.
The talks between Rangel’s lawyer and the House Ethics Committee’s nonpartisan attorneys were confirmed by Zoe Lofgren, Democrat of California and ethics chairwoman. She said she is not involved in the talks, adding that the committee’s lawmakers have always accepted the professional st
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