Dems Call for Ethics Probe Into Dan Crenshaw’s Alleged Role in Smear Campaign of Female Vet (Newsweek)

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    Dems Call for Ethics Probe Into Dan Crenshaw’s Alleged Role in Smear Campaign of Female Vet – By Ramsey Touchberry (Newsweek) / Dec 14 2020

    Following an internal government watchdog report that linked Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) to a smear campaign of a female veteran, at least two Democratic lawmakers are calling for a congressional ethics probe into his alleged role.

    a man wearing a suit and tie: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) speaks as Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill July 22 in Washington DC.© Photo by Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) speaks as Peter T. Gaynor, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testifies during a hearing before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill July 22 in Washington DC.

    Last week’s report from the Veterans Affairs inspector general said that, based on witness testimonies and documents, Crenshaw participated in an effort led by VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and some of his top deputies to disparage the reputation and credibility of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted last year at a VA facility.

    Crenshaw’s alleged actions should now be the subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee, Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Jason Crow (D-Col.) said.

    “Rep. Crenshaw’s alleged involvement is abhorrent,” Speier, who leads the House Armed Services Committee’s subpanel on military personnel, wrote in a tweet on Monday. “If true, Rep Crenshaw fed false information to Sec Wilkie in order to help vilify a victim & impugn her character. The Ethics Committee must launch an investigation into these claims.

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