Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) stepped down from the House Financial Services Committee on Monday, after he was indicted on multiple fraud charges.
In a letter to House Speaker John Boehner, Grimm requested that he be removed from the committee. Grimm writes that he would like to take up an active role on the committee again after his legal matters are resolved.
A spokesman for Boehner said that the Speaker approved of Grimm’s decision.
“The Speaker believes Rep. Grimm’s decision is appropriate under the circumstances,” spokesman Michael Steel said in a statement.
Grimm announced earlier on Monday that he would not resign from his seat in Congress.
Read the full letter from Rep. Grimm:
That is not enough. What about the House seat? I would like to throw this prick in the Tidal Basin.
Why shouldn’t an indicted thief serve on the House Financial Services Committee? Car-thief, arsonist and insurance fraudster Daryl Issa sits on the House Judiciary Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, after all.
Please tell me there’s a Dem running for this assclown’s seat – and, if not, when’s the filing deadline?
Its my understanding it is to late to run another republican for this seat.
I guess “steps down” is the euphemism for “thrown off” these days.