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Judi Lynn

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Tue Jan 25, 2022, 02:34 AM Jan 2022

Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn should be subpoenaed in abuse of power investigation, ethics group says

Source: Denver Post

The Office of Congressional Ethics found evidence that Lamborn misused official resources and solicited or accepted improper gifts



U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks at the Capitol in Washington in December 2019. House Television via The Associated Press

By CONRAD SWANSON | cswanson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: January 24, 2022 at 3:42 p.m. | UPDATED: January 24, 2022 at 4:24 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn should be investigated by the House Committee on Ethics for allegations that his staff ran personal errands for his wife and helped his son apply for federal jobs, the Office of Congressional Ethics recommended Monday.

A former staff member of the Colorado Springs Republican leveled those allegations against him in a lawsuit filed in federal court early last year, which also accused him of disregarding COVID-19 safety protocols in the early days of the pandemic. The lawsuit also claimed that Lamborn allowed his son to live in the basement of the U.S. Capitol rent-free.

The House Board of the Office of Congressional Ethics also investigated the allegations. The office released a report Monday saying that there is “substantial reason to believe” Lamborn misused official resources and solicited or accepted improper gifts from subordinates. For more information, the committee should subpoena Lamborn, among others, the office’s report recommends.

The office found that Lamborn’s wife had access to an official House email account and evidence showed that she held a role in the office “that exceeded what is permissible for spouses.” That role, multiple staffers told investigators, included hiring, firing and promoting employees.

Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/2022/01/24/doug-lamborn-congress-colorado-ethics-republican/





Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn Let His Son Live In U.S. Capitol Storage Area, Lawsuit Says
BY DANIEL VILLARREAL ON 5/13/21 AT 5:40 PM EDT

Alawsuit accuses Republican Colorado Representative Doug Lamborn of allowing his son to live in a storage area in the basement of the U.S. Capitol for weeks when the son relocated to Washington, D.C. for work. The lawsuit also accuses Lamborn of repeatedly exposing his staff to COVID-19.

The suit's filer and plaintiff, Brandon Pope, Lamborn's former defense and business advisor in his Colorado Springs district office, accuses Lamborn of having a "recklessly self-serving approach to his position as a Member of Congress."

In addition to allegedly allowing his son to live in the Capitol basement, Pope said that Lamborn required staff members to help his family with non-work-related tasks. These tasks included helping his son apply to jobs, helping his wife set up a webcam to chat with family members and helping move furniture to Lamborn's vacation home.

Staff members were also allegedly pressured into accepting invitations to family events and providing birthday and Christmas gifts to Lamborn and his wife under threat of firing, the lawsuit alleges.

More:
https://www.newsweek.com/colorado-rep-doug-lamborn-let-his-son-live-us-capitol-storage-area-lawsuit-says-1591386







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Colorado Rep. Doug Lamborn should be subpoenaed in abuse of power investigation, ethics group says (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jan 2022 OP
What is up with republican politicians from Colorado? padah513 Jan 2022 #1
How does that make them any different generalbetrayus Jan 2022 #4
"ethics" & "Congress".....I'm sure a strongly worded letter of reprimand will be issued. oldsoftie Jan 2022 #2
LOCK HIM UP !! TeamProg Jan 2022 #3
Slime to the max degree. nt oasis Jan 2022 #5
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