Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) speaks as House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) listens during a 2014 news conference. Luján and Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) are being investigated by the House Ethics Committee. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)The House Ethics Committee said Monday it is reviewing charges lodged against two high-profile Democratic lawmakers and a senior Democratic aide. Statements released Monday by the Ethics Committee did not detail the allegations against the three men, which were forwarded to the committee by the independent Office of Congressional Ethics based on a “substantial reason to believe” a violation has occurred. The cases will come up for further review on Aug. 9, at which point the Office of Congressional Ethics report in each case will be made public and the Ethics Committee can launch a more serious investigation, dismiss the allegations or extend its review.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2017 00:20 UTC