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

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 06:56 PM

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...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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Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations [View all] 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 Saturday #12

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