Ehlinger testified before the ethics committee on Wednesday, Fox News reported. The committee unanimously agreed that the accusations against von Ehlinger are “unbecoming” and that the representative should not receive pay or benefits, nor return to Capitol grounds and that a substitute legislator fill his place, the Idaho Press reported.
Von Ehlinger pleaded the Fifth during his testimony Wednesday at the recommendation of his legal counsel, Fox News reported. The committee said that his testimony cannot be used in criminal court cases under Idaho state law.
The accuser used the name Jane Doe to protect her identity during the hearing, but some blogs and Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings had revealed her identity in social media posts, which were removed shortly after, according to Fox News.
sheriff joe arpaio s office, the sheriff of maricopa county. notwithstanding the hold that was put on parts of the law, he s still going to arrest people if they disrupt traffic in front of his office. we ll keep an eye on that. charlie rangel said he hasn t had a bad day in 60 years. in fact the title of his book is i haven t had a bad day since. he was talking about his adventures in north korea. we re live in capitol hill, a rare public session of the house ethics committee hearing about charlie rangel, when we come back.