Republican members of Congress have asked the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to provide records relating to its ethics investigation of former board chairman Jack Evans. The summary contradicted assertions by Evans and his lawyer that the ethics committee did not find any violations. Metro officials have given conflicting information about the existence of a written report or other records relating to their investigation. In an interview, Smedberg said he wants the Metro board to improve the way it handles ethics investigations. Last month, the FBI searched his Georgetown home, and two weeks ago, the grand jury issued subpoenas for testimony from two Metro board members.

Source: Washington Post July 16, 2019 17:15 UTC