House Republicans have voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics, the independent body created in 2008 to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawmakers after several bribery and corruption scandals sent members to prison. The ethics change, which prompted an outcry from Democrats and government watchdog groups, is part of a rules package that the full House will vote on Tuesday.
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House GOP votes to gut independent ethics office
In this May 19, 2015, file photo, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, voted to eviscerate the Office of Congressional Ethics.
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Two Louisiana district attorneys were convicted in 2016, one at trial and one by guilty plea, at the federal courthouse in New Orleans. Walter Reed, right, discusses his conviction with reporters outside the federal courthouse in New Orleans.