The House Ethics Committee recommended Monday that the full House censure Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.), after finding he engaged in routine unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his congressional office.
A censure is a formal expression of the House’s disapproval of a member’s conduct. It does not entail expulsion, and requires a simple majority vote.
Edwards has rejected the notion that any of his conduct was meant as a sexual or romantic advance. The committee said his pattern of behavior would “lead a reasonable observer to interpret it as such.”
Edwards did not immediately return a request for comment….
House Ethics Panel Recommends Censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards Over Conduct With 2 Female Aides
