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 EST 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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. 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. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now