House Committee on Ethics
The House Ethics Committee met to set the ground rules for its evidentiary hearing into Rep. Mandy Lindsay, whom the panel found may have breached fiduciary duty in handling a caucus account — a first-of-its-kind proceeding the members repeatedly stressed was 'not a game anymore.' The committee adopted its hearing procedures 4-0 (one excused) after amending the witness oath, tightening deadlines, and setting a strong preference for in-person testimony.
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“an ethical violation by Representative Lindsey may have occurred under breach of fiduciary responsibility and negligence, but not at a criminal level. So that was our finding as a committee.”
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Sign in to subscribeWhenever you're ready, Rep. McCormick. Okay. Yes, we have everyone, so I will call this meeting to order. And Ms. Berger, guess you need to call the roll. Representative Garcia. Sander. Present. Mabry. Here. Woodrow. Here. Soper. Here. Madam Chair. Here. Thank you all for being here. Sorry. For those of you that are in the Capitol, I can tell that you're there, and I appreciate us being able to meet virtually today. I will just go over a little bit about what this meeting is about. As we know, permitted By House Rule 49D, upon our finding that probable cause exists, that violations may have occurred, and that happened on May 18th, that representative. I mean, on May 18th 18th, Representative Lindsay requested a hearing within the appropriate time frame. And under that rule, she is entitled to appear to present evidence to this committee, to cross examine witnesses and be represented by counsel at the hearing. House Rule 49D also specifies that this committee may take testimony under oath and may issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear and produce evidence, and directs that we must commence that particular hearing to start within 14 days after the hearing…
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