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Apparently not knowingly false. that gave him, you know, a foot in the door to press ahead with this. but what it turned out in the end is what the -- committee is demanding, whole issue for this contempt of congress citation has nothing to do with the program itself. what led to this agents death. it is all about what happened afterwards. it is this coverup that issa is allege which by definition is not about the program itself. >> indeed. thank you both. next, representative rangel weighs in. ...

Reaping these tremendous profits. it is wrong and i hope the american people speak out against it. >> congressman charles rangel, thank you for joining us. congratulations, again, on your primary. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney on a money grab from manhattan to k street. ♪ it was the best day [ whooping ] ♪ it was the best day

>> it does payment a narrative, does it not, of congressman who have been here for a long time who, perhaps, think they are above the law, whatever the charges are, that are listed, it paints a bad picture for democrats headed into the election. you cannot deny that. >> it paints a bad picture of congress, not only of democrats. >> i mean, a bad thing because charlie rangel is a democrat. >> i dont know, i dont think voters put on ethical laps on ... >> they did in 2006. >> that was going down t...

With shirley sherrod will not go away and she is taking action, legal action now, and will stay in the news and it becomes a question for president obama and the democrats. the biggest nightmare in the charlie rangel case for democrats is the prospect that members would have a stampede of call for resignation before the charges were read today. which would have prompted the congressional black caucus to accuse the other democrats of a rush to judgment and they fear that the intraparty division a...

And then charles rangel center which is the heart of the charges, which is, i guess, part of the city university of new york and he has an interest in getting donors and he did not have direct financial participation in that so it is a little bit of vanity and if you are a company with business support, ways and means committee, you could think sit a good idea to give a clarity to something named after the chairman of ways and means committee but compared to what happens in congress, and the air...

>> on election day i will be victorious, we are running to win. we are not running to place or show. we are running to win. you can watch more of the look at that race plus we go behind the scenes of other races around the country in the flight to control congress, 3:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m. eastern on sunday. whats next for congressman rangel? well talk to the all stars about the ethics case after a quick break., may i help you? yes, i hear progressive has lots of discounts on car insurance. can ...

Bad day since. today i have to reassess that statement. thank you. >> charlie rangel today after a bipartisan investigation, part of the house of representatives ethics committee had 13 specific ethics violations against the long time new york congressman. they include: basic areas. 13 specific violations using official office items to solicit funds and favors for his center in new york. not disclosing income made on a rental. using represent stabilized apartment for politics instead of housing....

Donation, even if that is only for a center and not to put in your pock, that is corruption and thats why i think rangel who is a man of honor, would fight that and would not agree to it in a plea deal. >> but they do not show any actual provision. in principle people could have thought he would put it in a provision but with all 9 -- all the ethical laps in congress, this does not rank. >> okay, up next, president >> okay, up next, president obama on race. did you know - after age forty, your b...