In May 2006, when the FBI conducted its first-ever search of a congressional office as part of an investigation into bribery allegations against then-Rep. William Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat.
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Despite Congress being on a weeklong Memorial Day recess, House lawmakers have returned to Washington for a hearing on the FBI raid of Rep. William Jefferson's office. The search for documents provoked a standoff involving the White House, the Justice Department and House leaders over the reach of executive-branch powers.
take place because they would rather hurt their political opponent than help their black constituents. that s what it is. the bribery evidence there required removing jefferson, that s the house s version of impeachment. take a look. i intend to hold our colleagues to a higher standard. and when we talk about the standard here, we all know that bringing dishonor on this house is a standard that all of us attempt to meet. and make sure that there is in dishonor brought. the allegations that have been made are extraordinarily serious. they, if proven true, should lead to the expulsion of the member in question. congressman jefferson s wads of cash aren t the same as this ukraine plot. the evidence against trump is way worse. think about this. jefferson went to prison for trading a smaller office for those tens of thousands of dollars. trump facing evidence of trading