Republican Senator Torched for Violating Federal Financial Law

Summary

Billionaire Senator Jim Justice broke the law by failing to file his annual financial disclosure report on time. Now he’s facing a reckoning on Capitol Hill. The Senate Select Committee on Ethics issued a letter of admonition to the West Virginia Republican this week, slamming him for effectively hiding his finances from the public. “The public must feel confident that Members never place personal financial interests ahead of the best interests of the United States,” committee Chair James Lankford and Vice Chair Chris Coons wrote in the letter. “Your actions failed to uphold that standard…

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