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A government accountability watchdog group filed a complaint with the House Ethics Committee on Tuesday, demanding Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tx., be expelled from Congress for his alleged role in what a federal investigator described as a concerted effort on the part of top Veterans Affairs officials to smear a sexual assault victim.
The complaint, filed by the Campaign for Accountability (CfA), draws on a recent report from the VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) describing efforts at the highest levels of the agency to undermine the department s probe into a woman s allegation that a contractor had assaulted her in a VA hospital. The report outlines a number of troubling issues, including allegations that VA Secretary Robert Wilkie disparaged the woman after personally looking into her background.
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Dems Call for Ethics Probe Into Dan Crenshaw s Alleged Role in Smear Campaign of Female Vet
On 12/14/20 at 4:10 PM EST
Following an independent government watchdog report that linked Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) to a smear campaign of a female veteran, at least two Democratic lawmakers are calling for a congressional ethics probe into his alleged role.
Last week s report from the Veterans Affairs inspector general said that, based on witness testimonies and documents, Crenshaw participated in an effort led by VA Secretary Robert Wilkie and some of his top deputies to disparage the reputation and credibility of a woman who said she was sexually assaulted last year at a VA facility.