Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) acknowledged Wednesday that he is the subject of an outside ethics investigation into his maneuvering for the Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama.
The congressman offered a public statement after the Chicago Sun-Times first broke the story that the Office of Congressional Ethics, a bipartisan panel of un-elected officials, were looking into Jackson's contact with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the Senate seat.
"As I said when the Blagojevich scandal first broke back in December, I have done nothing wrong and reject pay-to-play politics," Jackson said in a statement, according to The Associated Press. "I'm confident that this new ethics office — which I voted in favor of creating — will be able to conduct a fair and expeditious review and dismiss this matter."
In the statement, the congressman said he was notified about the inquiry last week.
Blagojevich was indicted last week for shopping the Senate seat in exchange for campaign contributions.
The Office of Congressional Ethics can conduct a preliminary investigation and then make a recommendation to the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, otherwise known as the ethics committee, for a formal review. - Politico
I am sure that it is hard to believe that another Illinois Politician could be under investigation. Shocking.
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