House Ethics Committee recommends Chuck Edwards be censured
The House Ethics Committee recommended the censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) on Monday, stating the lawmaker had failed “to adhere to the spirit of rules prohibiting sexual harassment of and unwanted advances to House staffers.”
TL;DR
- House Ethics Committee recommended censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards.
- The recommendation is due to failure to adhere to rules prohibiting sexual harassment and unwanted advances to staffers.
- Edwards has been under scrutiny for months over alleged unwanted advances toward female staffers.
- He has denied the allegations.
- The committee's report states Edwards engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct towards two young female staffers.