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February 14, 2008

CREW Asks Why Senate Ethics Committee Admonished Senator Craig and Not Other Senators

Senate Ethics, Press Releases, Senate Members, Larry Craig

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) executive director Melanie Sloan released the following statement on the Senate Ethics Committee admonishment of Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) yesterday:

"The Senate Ethics Committee found that Larry Craig acted improperly, which of course, was readily apparent. Although a sign that the Ethics Committee is not completely moribund, one has to wonder why only Senator Craig’s conduct merited action. For example, the committee has not taken up the case of Senator David Vitter, who admitted to the crime of soliciting for prostitution and against whom CREW filed a complaint a month before the Craig complaint. Neither has the committee acted on CREW’s March 2007 complaint against Senator Pete Domenici for improperly pressuring a U.S. Attorney. Finally, it took over two years for the committee to dismiss CREW’s 2005 complaint against former Senator Bill Frist on the grounds the committee no longer had jurisdiction over the retired senator. Hypocrisy reigns."

Click Here to read Senator Craig's arrest report

Click Here to read the criminal complaint against Senator Craig

Click Here to read Senator Craig's guilty plea

Click Here to read CREW's ethics complaint against Senator Craig

Click Here to read the Court's Order in Minnesota v. Larry Craig

Click Here to read to read the Senate Ethics Committee Public Letter of Admonition

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is a non-profit legal watchdog group dedicated to holding public officials accountable for their actions. For more information, please visit www.citizensforethics.org or contact David Merchant at 202.408.5565 or dmerchant@citizensforethics.org