Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/newshour-connect-rep-rangel-walks-out-of-ethics-hearing Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter NewsHour Connect: WNYC Reporter on Rangel Trial Politics Nov 15, 2010 5:07 PM EDT The House Ethics Committee convened this morning to deliberate the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. The proceedings got off to an interesting start when Rep. Rangel walked out of the room a mere forty minutes after the hearing began. After spending nearly $2 million on legal fees, Rangel claimed he could no longer afford a lawyer, but was denied a request to delay. Rangel faces 13 charges of unethical behavior including allegations of tax fraud and illegally maintaining rent-controlled apartments in Harlem, New York. WNYC Reporter Azi Paybarah briefs Hari Sreenivasan on the first day of the Rangel trial. Azi Paybarah is a blogger for WNYC’s The Empire, a part of The Argo Project. Follow Hari on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
The House Ethics Committee convened this morning to deliberate the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. The proceedings got off to an interesting start when Rep. Rangel walked out of the room a mere forty minutes after the hearing began. After spending nearly $2 million on legal fees, Rangel claimed he could no longer afford a lawyer, but was denied a request to delay. Rangel faces 13 charges of unethical behavior including allegations of tax fraud and illegally maintaining rent-controlled apartments in Harlem, New York. WNYC Reporter Azi Paybarah briefs Hari Sreenivasan on the first day of the Rangel trial. Azi Paybarah is a blogger for WNYC’s The Empire, a part of The Argo Project. Follow Hari on Twitter. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now