Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-Harlem) Gave Campaign Contributions To Three Democrats On Ethics Committee Charged With Investigating Him

It is high time that Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) be removed as the chairman of the House Ways & Means committee. The man is scumbag and he is a liar. Once again information is circulating about more alleged back-door dealings and other political whoring on Rangel's part. What's unconscionable is that Charlie Rangel heads Congress' tax committee and he is the biggest tax cheat of them all. He has been true to his name -- "wrangling" other politicos to get him out of his own financial and tax troubles. An investigator from the Internal Revenue Service ought to pay him a visit, in much the same way as they did to Rev. Al Sharpton. Why hasn't Nancy Pelosi sought to have him removed from his position?

The latest wheeling and dealing comes after Mr. Rangel's amended financial disclosure form came to light, which exposed questionable omissions from his 2002 through 2006 records. He neglected to report a checking account with the Congressional Federal Credit Union and one with Merrill Lynch, each valued between $250,000 and $500,000; the tens of thousands of dollars he's earning from dividends from a number of mutual funds and stocks; and the money made from the sale of a Harlem townhouse. As a result, his reported net worth doubled, from between $516,015 and $1,316,000 to between $1,028,024 and $2,495,000. How do you just forget to mention this money? Clang, clang. He should be hearing the sound of prison shackles for tax evasion.

Here's a look at Charlie Rangel's so-called "angels" involved in his ethics investigation, according to WCBS-TV:

Congressman Rangel has been arrogant in refusing to discuss how, as the man who writes this country's tax laws, he failed to report over $1 million in outside income and $3 million in business transactions as required by the House, lapses under investigation by the House Ethics Committee.

"I recognize that all of you have an obligation to ask questions knowing that there's none of you smart enough to frame it in such a way that I'm going to respond," Rangel said.

There may be a reason for Rangel's arrogance. CBS 2 HD has discovered that since ethics probes began last year the 79-year-old congressman has given campaign donations to 119 members of Congress, including three of the five Democrats on the House Ethics Committee who are charged with investigating him.

Charlie's "angels" on the committee include Congressmen Ben Chandler of Kentucky, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina and Peter Welch of Vermont. All have received donations from Rangel. Source: WCBS-TV

Why hasn't this so-called ethics investigation been completed yet? Seems like Nancy Pelosi and company are deliberately protecting Charlie Rangel. It's time for his constituents to vote this two-bit shyster out of office. He is a disgrace to his office and to African Americans, including those who have faithfully voted for him in every election. The last committee he should be the chairman of is one having to do with setting the tax codes.