House Ethics Committee To Investigate Trey Radel

In a photo taken Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Capitol in Washington, Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel, a freshman Republican from Florida, joins Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders at a news conference... In a photo taken Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Capitol in Washington, Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel, a freshman Republican from Florida, joins Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, and GOP leaders at a news conference following a GOP strategy session. MORE LESS
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The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it has formed a subcommittee to investigate Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) after he was charged with cocaine possession.

The investigative subcommittee will determine whether Radel violated the law or code of conduct as a lawmaker, according to an Ethics Committee statement.

Radel has not stepped down from office, but instead took a leave of absence and checked into a rehabilitation facility.

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