WASHINGTON — Embattled Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel was meeting with the head of the House ethics committee and other top Democrats amid rumors he may try to work out a deal rather than face a full vetting of the charges he is now facing.
A settlement would mean Rangel must admit he committed some ethical misconduct.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Tuesday that “everyone would like for the Rangle issue to go away” and that the ethics process with Rangel is not a pleasant one.
Ethics committee Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren has been preparing to launch a rare, public ethics inquiry on Thursday into alleged misdeeds by the New York Democrat.
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