Franken: 2017 preliminary inquiry
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The committee opened a preliminary inquiry. An inquiry is not a finding of a violation.
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JOHNNY ISAKSON. GEORGIA, CHAIRMAN CHRISTOPHER A. COONS. DELAWARE. VICE CHAIRMAN PAT ROBERTS. KANSAS BRIAN SCHATZ, HAWAII JAMES E RISCH, IDAHO JEANNE SHAHEEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEBORAH SUE MAYER. CHIEF COUNSEL AND STAFF DIRECTOR EMILY GERSHON. CHIEF CLERK For Immediate Release November 30, 2017 'mlniteb ~tate~ ~enate SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS HART SENATE OFFICE BUILDING, ROOM 220 SECOND AND CONSTITUTION AVONUE, NE WASHINGTON. DC 20510-6425 TELEPHONE: 12021224-2981 FACSIMILE: 12021224-7416 TOO: 12021228-3752 Contact: Deborah Sue Mayer (202) 224-2981 STATEMENT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS REGARDING THE MATTER OF SENATOR AL FRANKEN Washington, DC-U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics Chairman Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Vice Chairman Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), and Committee Members Pat Roberts (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today issued the following statement: "The Committee is aware of the recent allegations against Senator AI Franken, as well as the calls for an ethics investigation. While the Committee does not generally comment on pending matters or matters that may come before it, in this instance, the Committee is publicly confirming that it has opened a preliminary inquiry into Senator Franken's alleged misconduct." No other public statement will be made regarding the matter except in accordance with Committee Rules. ###
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Statement of the Select Committee on Ethics Regarding the Matter of Senator Al Franken