House Democrat Alan Grayson files ethics complaint against McCarthy, Gowdy

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House Democrat Alan Grayson files ethics complaint against McCarthy, Gowdy

By Jeremy Diamond, CNN

Updated 10:19 AM ET, Wed October 7, 2015
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Washington (CNN)Rep. Alan Grayson filed an ethics complaint Wednesday against House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy accusing the No.2 Republican of using taxpayer dollars to make political attacks against Hillary Clinton.

The Florida Democrat, who himself was the target of two ethics complaints this summer, accused McCarthy and Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-South Carolina, of violating "federal law and House rules by using funds appropriated to the Select Committee on Benghazi to oppose the presidential candidacy of Hillary Clinton," according to the filing.

"This is a clear and unequivocal misuse of appropriated funds for political purposes," Grayson writes in the document, which calls on the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate the two GOP officials specifically and not the committee.

The complaint comes a week after McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican, tied the House panel investigating the Benghazi attacks to a dip in Clinton's poll numbers.

RELATED: Kevin McCarthy backtracks Benghazi comments

Speaking Wednesday on CNN's "New Day," Grayson called McCarthy "execrable" and accused him of "bragging" about using federal funds for political purposes.

The committee has spent $4.6 million in federal funds over the course of its 17-month investigation and is set to release its final report in 2016.

"It's very simple. You're not supposed to use taxpayer funds for a political witch hunt," Grayson said, adding of the Benghazi controversy, "This is the scandal that never was."...............




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[zazen]

1. Good! not an HRC fan but this Benghazi/e-mail crap needs to be called out

[ejbr]

10. +1 n/t

[Botany]

28. "this e-mail crap"

So you haven't heard THE BIG NEWS!!! HRC's email account had a server?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

30. It was only a matter of time before they followed the tubes to it.

[Judi Lynn]

39. The tubes! Now we know. Thank you. n/t

[King_Klonopin]

53. Yah, White Punks On Dope. nt

[awoke_in_2003]

42. Internet, Mk1

[riversedge]

47. 1+

[riversedge]

46. Thank you.

[Plucketeer]

2. McCarthy & Gowdy

Barrel-bottom scrapings that make dog turds seem respectable.

[niyad]

3. dog turds at least have a legitimate function. same cannot be said for the pukes.

[Feeling the Bern]

43. Dog shit makes good fertilizer. McCarthy, Gowdy and the rest of these people-things

serve no useful purpose in nature. Let's not insult a noble thing like dog shit by comparing it to those guinea worms.

[V0ltairesGh0st]

4. Wouldn't it be nice

and ironic if there were enough support to censure another McCarthy.

[AzDar]

5. He may be a hot mess... but I still love me some Alan Grayson. As Lincoln said about Grant...

" I cannot spare this man... he fights!"

[appalachiablue]

14. +5. Well said. Grayson and Grant, fighters-- we need many more now.

[SomeGuyInEagan]

21. +10 Kudos to Grayson for fighting

Others may have opted to "keep their powder dry"

[SmittynMo]

6. BINGO!!!

Now we're talking....

I really like the new Boner.

[Sunlei]

7. "This is a clear and unequivocal misuse of appropriated funds for political purposes,"

It was. The McCarthy couldn't help himself, to excited about the new Orangeman position and had to "brag" about the 'misuse of Americans Federal Funds'.

I think it's OUR employees the politicians who should wear a 24/7 body cam to try to keep them honest.

[1StrongBlackMan]

8. Curious that Grayson would name McCarthy? ...

I'm wondering if he is hoping/expecting the Ethics Committee to tug the "look what WE did" thread to expose the core planning group that pushed/are pushing this partisan attack on HRC?

[ffr]

9. Make October Alan Grayson awareness month.

Thank you Rep. Grayson for calling these shameless Republis on the carpet.

That could have been $4.7m Republis could have spent on foreign diplomat security. With them, it's always only some petty political circus. Except, when they're in power, we all pay for it!!!

[wordpix]

11. good! But wasn't Issa a stalwart of this misuse of gov funds?

Why isn't he named, too?

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Exactly. Issa should be named as well. nt.

[bemildred]

12. +1. nt

[The_Casual_Observer]

15. Why did this take so long? It took an admission of guilt to provoke this?

[Glorfindel]

16. Well, hooray! Finally, a Democratic congressman with a bit of fortitude.

I wish we had 100 more just like him!

[UCmeNdc]

17. K&R!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

18. I knew it would be him.

[Rose77]

19. may it begin.

[appalachiablue]

20. K & R. Would I love to see Grayson as AG (or House Maj. Leader), although

he's much needed in FL for sure.

[Lychee2]

22. "Always attack; never defend."

--L. Ron Hubbard.

[wolfie001]

23. Fighters are what we need!

Reaching over the aisle to these horrible imbeciles is meaningless. Hit 'em often and hard every time. Leave bruises! Figuratively of course. Great job to Grayson!

[Enthusiast]

32. I like the way you think.

[senz]

36. + 100 We sure do. nt

[Cosmocat]

54. And not just one!

If the democrats held actual LEGITIMATE hearings on an r president, they would do the same thing with EVERY republican in the house screaming about it.

Good on grayson filing it, but it will have absolutely no benefit if every other d in the house hides in a corner.

[valerief]

24. Great. Beat down those clowns with their abuses of power. Even though I'm a Bernie fan,

this Benghazi bullshit isn't right.

[Hepburn]

34. Ditto...n/t

[GP6971]

25. K & R n/t

[AlbertCat]

26. Love the "Grayson is a loose cannon" meme.

Is He?

If that's the definition of a "loose cannon"...


Then what are the entire Repug line up of candidates????? Loose nukes?

What's Gohmert? a loose phazer on overload?

[90-percent]

56. Then what are the entire Repug line up of candidates

Loose oil tanker filled with anthrax perhaps?

-90% Jimmy

[Herman4747]

27. Why Wasn't That You, Nancy P.? nt

[IDemo]

29. Gotta keep such unseemly partisanship off the table n/t

[Enthusiast]

31. Was there ever a bigger doofus than Kevin McCarthy?

The GOP is a collection of these dummies. If we lose elections to these people it's because we are taking a dive.

[workinclasszero]

33. Bout damn time charges are brought up

For this republican black ops dirty tricks committee!

[herding cats]

35. It should also be mentioned that Gowdy is also on the Ethics Committee

As is Susan Brooks- R IN. who is also on the Select Committee on Benghazi.

They thought they had all their bases covered in their little ploy. That is until McCarthy opened his mouth and accidentally told the truth.

[senz]

37. Love me some Alan Grayson.

Like Bernie, he stands by his principles. Unlike Bernie, kindness is not one of those principles.

But that's okay; we need warriors on our side. Desperately need them.

[Dont call me Shirley]

38. WooHoo! I hope it grows some legs! Thanks for posting, riversedge!

[Judi Lynn]

40. Best wishes to Alan Grayson. No one could find 2 more loathesome targets.

One could almost vomit seeing their slimy photos. They were born to be completely bogus.

[world wide wally]

41. To paraphrase Abraham Lincoln,

"find out what he is drinking and give some to the rest of the Democrats"
(loosely phrased, of course)

[dmr]

44. I'm glad to hear this. Why haven't other Democrats

filed as well? This is not frivolous. It's corruption & very serious.

[wildbilln864]

45. Bravo Mr Grayson! n/t

[47of74]

48. Good

I would love to see those two frog marched out of Congress in handcuffs.

[LW1977]

49. K&r

Get them Grayson!

[Sparky 1]

50. We all should send Grayson a little thank-you contribution for his next campaign.

[merrily]

51. Possibly gratifying, but ill-advised.

[DFW]

52. Good for him

It'll probably go nowhere, but at least it sends a message that their tactics will no longer go unnoticed or be allowed to stand without comment.

After the failed impeachment of Bill Clinton, Gingrich headed for the hills pretty quickly. Neither of these two lamebrains are likely to do anything of the sort. So, let 'em stew in the glare of Grayson's headlights for a few days.

[4dsc]

55. If only more Democrat's would act like Grayson

we'd have the majority in no time.