Massa’s Gone, but Investigation May Go On

Former Congressman Eric Massa is no longer in the House, but his tarnished legacy may live on a little longer there if House Minority Leader John Boehner has his way. Rep. Boehner wants to revive the ethics investigation into sexual harassment claims against Massa, with the aim of finding out what House Democratic leaders knew about the Massa mess and when they knew it.  —KA

USA Today:

The ethics committee dropped its investigation after the New York freshman resigned this week. Boehner cited Politico and Washington Post stories that said the House speaker’s office knew about the allegations in October. If so, that raises the question: What did her office do about it?

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Massa revisited: Rep. John Boehner wants the House to take another look into the ethics investigation about former Rep. Eric Massa (pictured).