Ron Klein returns Charlie Rangel donations; Republicans badger Meek to follow suit
by Michael C. Bender | March 4th, 2010U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, has returned $9,000 in donations from former House Ways & Means Chairman Charlie Rangel after Rangel was forced to give up the powerful spot after questions the belated disclosure of hundreds of thousands of dollars in previously unlisted wealth.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee took the opportunity to note Democrats have returned $378,000 of Rangel’s money, but U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, “continues to hang onto the $5,500 from his ethically-challenged contributor.” Those donations were to Meek’s previous U.S. House campaigns.
Tags: Charlie Rangel, fundraising, Kendrick Meek
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March 4th, 2010 at 9:07 pm
Rangel should be indicted. He lied 3 times on his tax returns. He was given 2 chances to amend his first false return, and further lied on both of them. He is a tax dodging thief. Klein giving back $9K is nothing. I want Klein to call for his resignation and indictment.
March 5th, 2010 at 7:01 am
Turn over Wexler and Obama donations too.