{"id":567140,"date":"2023-03-24T02:12:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T23:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ethics-panel-admonishes-graham-the-hill\/"},"modified":"2023-03-24T02:12:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T23:12:30","slug":"ethics-panel-admonishes-graham-the-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ethics-panel-admonishes-graham-the-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ethics panel admonishes Graham | The Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a232574d79da\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a232574d79da\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ethics-panel-admonishes-graham-the-hill\/#Ethics_panel_admonishes_Graham_The_Hill\" >Ethics panel admonishes Graham | The Hill<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ethics_panel_admonishes_Graham_The_Hill\"><\/span>Ethics panel admonishes Graham | The Hill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/grahamlindsey_030123ag01_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate Select Committee on Ethics formally admonished Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) in a letter Thursday for soliciting campaign contributions for the 2022 Senate runoff race in Georgia during an interview with Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> in the Russell Senate Office Building. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics Committee found that Graham \u201cdirectly solicited campaign contributions\u201d on behalf of Republican Senate candidate Hershel Walker \u201cfive separate times\u201d during the nine-minute interview with Fox. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The panel concluded that Graham \u201cimpermissibly conducted campaign activity in a federal building\u201d and that his actions violated the standard that senators may only use public resources for official actions and not for partisan political activity. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour actions failed to uphold that standard, resulting in harm to the public trust and confidence in the United States Senate. You are here by admonished,\u201d Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Vice Chairman James Lankford (R-Okla.) wrote in the March 23 letter to Graham. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The panel revealed that it found that Graham violated Senate standards of conduct in October of 2020 when he \u201cdirectly solicited campaign contributions\u201d for his own campaign committee\u201d during a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> interview in the Dirksen Senate Office Building. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coons and Lankford explained the committee determined that conduct was \u201cinadvertent, technical, or otherwise of a\u00a0<em>de minimis<\/em>\u00a0nature\u201d and eventually dismissed a complaint about the incident in March of 2021. Graham was informed of that finding and action through a private letter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics panel, however, considered the October 2020 infraction of Senate rules in its decision to publicly admonish Graham on Thursday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It noted that Graham solicited contributions for Walker\u2019s campaign \u201cdespite the Committee\u2019s specific guidance following your violation in October of 2020.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The committee informed Graham that it initiated an inquiry of Graham\u2019s solicitation of funds for Walker after receiving a complaint that included a link to a video clip of the interview. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Walker lost to Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) in the December runoff. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The panel acknowledged that Graham provided information to the committee during the inquiry.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Senate ethics manual states that federal law \u2014 18 U.S.C. Section 607 \u2014 restricts the solicitation or receipt of political contributions in federal buildings or other federal facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The states that \u201cit shall be unlawful for any person to solicit or receive any contribution \u2026 in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official duties.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The letter is notable as the Ethics Committee rarely takes public action against sitting senators.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The panel admonished Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) in April of 2018 for violating Senate standards by \u201cknowingly and repeatedly\u201d accepting gifts \u201cof significant value\u201d from a supporter without obtaining official <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roval and for failing to disclose those gifts.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice indicted Menendez in 2015 for accepting improper gifts but failed to convict him at trial.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ethics panel publicly announced in November of 2017 that it had opened a preliminary inquiry into allegations against then-Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) after five women accused him of sexual misconduct.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Franken later apologized for his behavior.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was updated at 7:36 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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