The House Ethics Committee officially announced it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against Rep. Chuck Edwards.
The leaders of the bipartisan panel said Thursday they were probing whether the North Carolina Republican “created or fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or any other applicable standard of conduct.”
Edwards, in a statement Thursday, said he “welcome[d] any investigation and plan[ned] to comply fully with the Committee.”
He added, “I am confident the investigation will expose the facts, not politically motivated fiction.”
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