Which is it on Rep. Mollohan (D-WV)?
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that “federal prosecutors have opened an investigation of Mr. Mollohan’s finances and whether they were properly disclosed” in response to a complaint filed by the right-wing National Legal and Policy Center.
TPMmuckraker.com’s Paul Kiel called the US Attorney’s office in DC, the spokeswoman confirmed that there was an investigation but declined to give details.
But an article in Saturday’s Times says simply that the US Attorney’s office is ” reviewing the [NLPC] complaint.”
The AP says that the US Attorney’s office refused all comment.
Bloomberg didn’t get its call returned.
Given the politics involved, the difference between reviewing a complaint and launching an investigation based on a complaint is a big one.
It was on the basis of reports that an investigation has been launched that CREW called on Mollohan to temporarily step down from his post as the senior Democrat on the House ethics committee.
Which is it?
