Ethics committee clears Sen. Burris

Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on November 20th, 2009

Washington (AP) – The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., for making “inconsistent, misleading or incomplete” statements about the circumstances surrounding his appointment to the seat once held by Barack Obama. The committee didn’t recommend any punishment.

Burris was appointed by disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who was impeached and driven from office after he was accused of trying to sell the Senate seat.

The committee’s “Public Letter of Qualified Admonition” told Burris that while it found no violations of law, “Senators must meet a much higher standard of conduct.”

The committee wrote Burris that his phone conversation with the former governor’s brother was inappropriate. It says Robert Blagojevich called Burris on Nov. 13, 2008, seeking to raise funds for his brother, and Burris appeared to agree to write a check while also bringing up his desire to seek the Senate seat.

Burris is not running for a full term.

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Comment from: Len Roberts [Visitor] Email · http://dumpchrisdodd.com
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The ethics commitee found Dodd innocent also, thats like having the fox watch the henhouse. I do not see any action on Rangel ??? Whats the use.


"Dump Dodd"
11/20/09 @ 13:59
Comment from: John [Visitor] Email
How can you take it out on a guy when you have done the same thing, selling your soul to special interests, even if it was an indicted governor
11/20/09 @ 18:10
Comment from: GLENNA MACDONALD [Visitor] Email
You can watch a thief but you can`t watch a lier.
How someone could think they could thief a seat with onlookers all around and gambleing no one would notice,tells me they think we are blind stupid,careless,hopeless,and useless.
~Peace Glenna~
11/20/09 @ 20:28
Comment from: Independant Observer [Visitor] Email
Can you say Democratic Party owns Congress....
11/21/09 @ 10:06
Comment from: Lew [Visitor] Email
No surprise that burris was cleared. The democrat culture of corruption does not hold these kinds of acts as anything but "business as usual"
11/21/09 @ 15:58
Comment from: mr cheech [Visitor] Email
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a mild slap on the wrist is what is expected from Dems judging other Dems. Had he been a Rep. or Conseritive he would have been impeached. Being politically correct is the policy of Dems towards other Dems and we all know this.
11/23/09 @ 15:36

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