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Ethics Panel Admonishes Sen. Craig
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Published: February 14, 2008
WASHINGTON - The Senate Ethics Committee said Wednesday that Idaho Sen. Larry Craig acted improperly in connection with a men's room sex sting last year and had brought discredit on the Senate.
In a letter to the Republican senator, the ethics panel said Craig's attempt to withdraw his guilty plea after his arrest at a Minneapolis airport was an effort to evade legal consequences of his actions.
The six members of the committee - three Democrats and three Republicans - told Craig they thought he "committed the offense to which you pled guilty" and that "you entered your plea knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently."
The panel also admonished Craig for showing the arresting officer a business card that identified him as a U.S. senator. The ethics panel took no further action against Craig.
The Associated Press
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