GOP Rep. Gaetz calls for ethics investigation into Schiff
By Juliegrace Brufke - 10/30/19 02:03 PM EDT
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s strongest allies in the House, filed an ethics complaint against House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday, arguing the California Democrat has violated at least two House rules while overseeing the impeachment inquiry.
In a letter sent to House Ethics Committee Chairman Ted Deutch (D-Fla.) and ranking member Kenny Marchant (R-Texas), Gaetz cited Schiff’s exaggerated account of the details of President Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a hearing in September and his decision not to allow members who aren't on the three committees overseeing the probe into a closed-door hearing.
Gaetz said Schiff’s “statement, and his bizarre distortions of the Trump-Zelensky call†violated a clause of the House’s Code of Official Conduct because the behavior did not “reflect creditably on the House,†nor does it follow “the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House.â€
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