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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), could face a possible ethics probe in the House of Representatives after an independent ethics watchdog asked Congress’s independent ethics office to start one. A nonprofit ethics watchdog, Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, had written a letter Tuesday to ask Congress to use their independent ethics office to launch an ethics probe into Maloney’s filings. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust Executive Director, Kendra Arnold, wrote a letter to the House of Representatives Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday, citing Business Insider as their evidence. In the letter , Arnold requested the Office of Congressional Ethics immediately look into the Congressman for violating House ethics rules. Arnold laid out the Federal Law and House Ethics rules in which she stated that Members are required to disclose financial information to the public, which … [Read more...] about DCCC Chair Could Face Congressional Ethics Probe Over Failing to Disclose Stock Sales

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The first witnesses called by Derek Chauvin ’s defense team took the stand in his trial on Tuesday, as his attorneys worked to refute the prosecution’s argument that the former officer’s use of force against George Floyd during an arrest last year led to his death. Over the past two weeks, the jury saw gripping testimony from bystanders who described watching in horror as Chauvin kneeled on Floyd’s neck during the arrest for more than eight minutes. The jury also heard opinions from a lineup of medical experts brought in by the prosecution, who said Floyd died from a lack of oxygen as a result of the former officer’s arrest tactics. As they called their first witnesses to the stand on Tuesday, however, the defense focused on several of the key arguments it has sought to make in recent weeks, including that Chauvin’s use of force was justified during the arrest and that the former officer was distracted by a crowd of bystanders at the arrest scene. ADVERTISEMENT To … [Read more...] about Chauvin’s defense calls first witnesses