“He has betrayed each and every one of us,” said Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3). ADOver the past decade, federal criminal investigations led council members Harry Thomas Jr., Michael A. Evans, a Ward 2 Democrat, has been the target of a federal investigation into the nexus between his public office and his private business dealings. Evans, the city’s longest serving lawmaker, adamantly refused earlier entreaties from council members to voluntarily resign. In July, after Metro had found Evans violated its ethics rules, Mendelson said stripping Evans of his committee assignments would “emasculate” him.

Source: Washington Post December 03, 2019 19:38 UTC