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Of the rank and file saying hey, lets let this play out. take a listen: >> if he did wrong, hell own up to it. if he didnt do wrong, theyll defend him. he was this institution -- he loves this institution, more than everything else besides his family and i have a lot of confidence in him. >> i think chairman rangel should resign, and i believe that is the honorable thing to do under the circumstances. >> reporter: house democratic speaker nancy pelosi has said the ethics process, quote, will wor...

>> what you saw there, she had to distance herself from charlie rangel. not only distance herself but she had to distance congressional democrats from charlie rangel. which something im sure he understands. because they cannot be perceived to be defending the former chairman of the ways and means committee who didnt pay or least its alleged who didnt pay an appropriate amount of income taxes. >> the other thing thats really interesting, too, if you listen to some of the republicans on the commit...

Really wish he would do, shep. >> shepard: how are the politics of this playing out tonight? it looks like it could be a pretty fierce battle. >> you know thats got to be part of, this john boehner appointed to that payment must promise that he got from house speaker nancy pelosi. she said that she and the democratsy going to go and drain the swamp on capitol hill. today boehner said the swamp hasnt been drained yet. the democrats say this ethics process is transparent and they say its working a...

There has long been talked he is being pushed to do that because democrats do not want to watch an ugly ethics battle play out while most people are speculating how bad they are going to get creamed in the midterms, they dont need it. they say everyone would like for the rangel issue to go away. he says the ethics process that rangel is dealing with is not a pleasant one but he says its working. some democrat -rs not convinced. two have said its time for rangel to resign. walt minnick and betty ...

Politically pure and clean and say are you kidding me? this guy is here? that is no small factor here. >> he said a couple of things that stood out. when he said its not about me, he talked about how its about the people of minnesota and he cant get through the ethics process and still serve them. the subtext was that it is not about me, its the positioning of the democratic party. all three of those were what happened and its a throw away line for a politician to say i may be leaving, but im no...

America. why are the rules for politicians in washington different than they are for everyone else? once we circuiting into the realm of politicians, lets get the ethics commission into it and lets investigate this and take forever to come up with a conclusion. >> should he resign? >> i think the ethics process should precede the allegations against congressman conyers are disturbing and disappointing deeply troubling. the ethics investigation should be thorough and swift and comprehensive. >> k...

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>> listen, al franken has acknowledged what he did was wrong and it was wrong. he has also submitted his whole case to the senate ethics committee. i think that was the right thing to do. >> do you think congressman conyers, you swit him on judiciary. should he resign. >> i think the ethics process should proceed. >> you know senator franken, youve searched with him. what do you think should happen to him? should he resign? >> thats the question that will have to be determined after the investig...

Franken should remain in office. you have no intention to resign. >> no, we have an ethics process. that i agreed to cooperate with totally. >> hasnt your credibility been undermined. >> i would say yes, and i have a long way back to win back the trust of the people of minnesota. ive let the people down. ive let the people of minnesota down. with your family that youve been with over the past few days, have you talked about seriously resigning? have you considered that. >> no, no, the ethics...

Youre outside al frankens office. he gave three different interviews and they were all to locals. what did he have to say? >> sure. franken addressed his constituents. he spoke to local media after going to ground essentially silent since his original statements over the last eight days. franken has been apologetic in those statements and in his interviews he went even further, talking about how he was ashaped by his past conduct. here is the television interview he did with the local affiliate ...