In September of 2005, CREW filed an ethics complaint against then-Majority Leader Bill Frist alleging that the Senator violated Senate ethics rules by engaging in apparent insider trading and then attempting to cover it up.

Today, we got a response. Yep, two years later. And, with Frist out of the Senate, we're told nothing can be done. Of course, Frist was in the Senate for over a year after the complaint was filed. Melanie Sloan had to say and the letter is below:

In a case of too little too late, further demonstrating the need for a congressional Office of Public Integrity, the Senate Ethics Committee has – two years later – responded to CREW’s fall, 2005 ethics complaints against former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. Astonishingly, after failing to take action while Senator Frist was in office, the Ethics Committee now notes it does not have jurisdiction over former members, meaning it is now barred from acting. What does this mean? Senator Pete Domenici, retiring at the end of this term, has nothing to worry about.