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(19 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2026, 05:23 PM Friday

Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick illicitly funneled millions of dollars to her campaign and committed various campaign finance infractions, a bipartisan House Ethics subcommittee determined Friday — likely laying the groundwork for a vote by the full legislative body to expel the embattled Florida Democrat.

The panel’s adjudicatory subcommittee, led by House Ethics Chair Michael Guest (R-Miss.), deliberated well past midnight following an hours-long hearing that served as the panel’s first public “trial” in nearly 16 years. It found “clear and convincing” evidence that Cherfilus-McCormick was guilty of all but two of the 27 counts that had been brought against her.

“Shortly after the House returns from the April recess, the full Committee will hold a hearing to determine what, if any, sanction would be appropriate for the Committee to recommend,” Guest and the panel’s top Democrat, Mark DeSaulnier of California, said in a joint statement.

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Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations (Original Post) Yeller Friday OP

A rule here is you have to post only 4 paragraphs from a story, to avoid copyright infringement. Swede Friday #1

Ok thanks Yeller Friday #2

for future reference it is 4 paragraphs, not 3, see: Celerity Friday #5

4 paragraphs Celerity Friday #4

Thanks for the heads up Swede Friday #10

Aloha Swede... I thought it was Four Paragraphs... Cha Friday #7

Damn it I've been cheating my post out of another paragraph. Swede Friday #9

lol Exactly... I like it when Cha Friday #11

It's 4 paragraphs Polybius Friday #8

If she had only raped dozens of women and children, stolen classified documents and started a Scrivener7 Friday #3

I am not American jfz9580m Yesterday #12

I only know the charges here, so what I believe doesn't mean squat bigtree Friday #6

Swede

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1. A rule here is you have to post only 4 paragraphs from a story, to avoid copyright infringement.

Reply to Yeller (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:24 PM

Friday

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Just a heads up.

Yeller

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2. Ok thanks

Reply to Swede (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:31 PM

Friday

I trimmed it.

Celerity

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5. for future reference it is 4 paragraphs, not 3, see:

Reply to Yeller (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:46 PM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221128938#post4

Celerity

(54,378 posts)

4. 4 paragraphs

Reply to Swede (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:45 PM

Friday

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=copyright

Swede

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10. Thanks for the heads up

Reply to Celerity (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:49 PM

Friday

Cha

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7. Aloha Swede... I thought it was Four Paragraphs...

Reply to Swede (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 07:18 PM

Friday

So I just looked it , and it's still Four.. Yay!

Swede

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9. Damn it I've been cheating my post out of another paragraph.

Reply to Cha (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:47 PM

Friday

Cha

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11. lol Exactly... I like it when

Reply to Swede (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:57 PM

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four paragraphs ae posted. I'm not good at going to links if I can help it.

to you.

Polybius

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8. It's 4 paragraphs

Reply to Swede (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:42 PM

Friday

At least that's what the rules say in LBN.

Scrivener7

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3. If she had only raped dozens of women and children, stolen classified documents and started a

Reply to Yeller (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:41 PM

Friday

possible world war, no one would have said anything.

But yeah, campaign finance violations aren't good.

jfz9580m

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12. I am not American

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #3)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 08:59 AM

Yesterday

And I am in the middle of a complaint so I have to be politically neutral going forward. And my complaint has nothing to do with electoral politics. I have to be careful and specific.

I use DU because it is the only platform I trust-specifically Skinner, EarlG, elad and DUers. (Of course much like everyone else I am beyond thrilled to have “Yeller” on board)..

But your post as an abstraction works Scrivener7.

bigtree

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6. I only know the charges here, so what I believe doesn't mean squat

Reply to Yeller (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:56 PM

Friday

...she wasn't able to present a defense, because, as her attorney pointed out, there's an ongoing federal prosecution effort.

This is a political judgment dressed up in legal language the congressional panel doesn't deserve, so 'guilty' is always going to be subjective, even if it's bipartisan.

Cherfilus-McCormick’s lawyer, William Barzee, repeatedly sought to delay the proceedings, arguing that he did not have enough time to mount a fair case for his client as he had just been hired to represent her. Barzee also maintained that a determination of guilt in the House Ethics case could taint the fairness of her federal criminal trial. Members of the Ethics Committee were unmoved.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

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