Summary
WASHINGTON - Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., pleaded with a House panel Monday to delay his long-awaited public trial on corruption charges, saying he needed time to find a new lawyer, but his request was rejected and the session went ahead without him.
The panel later deemed the charges against Rangel to be "uncontested" and decided to deliberate on them, dispensing with the trial phase of the case.See the full content of this document
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Panel to Deliberate Charges Against Rangel
In the hearing, conducted by an eight-member panel of Rangel's congressional peers, Rangel faced allegations that he broke congressional rules in his personal finances and his fundraising efforts for a New York college. He and his previous legal team parted ways last month.
"I object to the proceeding," Rangel told the ...See the full content of this document
