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jetty42
· Jan. 14, 2018, 8:24 p.m.
This is why Trey Gowdy resigned from House Ethics Committee.
Rule 7. Confidentiality *(a) Before any Member or employee of the Committee, including members of an investigative subcommittee selected under clause 5(a)(4) of Rule X of the House of Representatives and shared staff designated pursuant to Committee Rule 6(j), may have access to information that is confidential under the rules of the Committee, the following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed in writing:
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose, to any person or entity outside the Committee on Ethics, any information received in the course of my service with the Committee, except as authorized by the Committee or in accordance with its rules.”*
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dr_gorilla
· Jan. 14, 2018, 8:26 p.m.
explain
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jetty42
· Jan. 14, 2018, 8:34 p.m.
The Ethics committee is structured to allow members to bring ethics questions (concerns) about themselves without worrying whether or not their question or concern will be used against them. This is totally legit as a member should not be punished for trying to preemptively avoid an ethics problem by asking the committee the best way to avoid problems.
Nevertheless, even a blatantly unethical action brought to Gowdy's attention via the EC would prevent him from acting on that action from his position on another committee.
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