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Chaired by senator barbara throws the book at john ensign. on may 3, republican senator john ensign resigned as the ethics committee closed in on him. >> by resigning, he has cut short whatever investigation the senate ethics committee had. >> john ensign may have left the senate, but thatç doesn't mean he's done with public scrutiny. >> today, the ethics committee presented their case against ensign saying he committed federal crimes. >> it's hard to point out to people how unusual this is. you have senators coming to the floor to talk about a colleague who resigned. >> when you are in a po...

You know, we see this weird -- >> i'm sorry. i think there's another piece to this. having worked in the senate, i don't know about this crazy whatever this is. >> never involved in this. >> be careful. >> here's senator boxer whom i do respect and she is upset about this, and i get the feel that it has to do with this guy obstructed the investigation or else she doesn't like what looks like a coercive behavior by a boss. here's senator boxer. >> and in my view, if i could say my own personal view, it shows something else. and that is, when you are in a position of trust and power, don't abuse...

The chair of the senate ethics committee barbara boxer said today that her committee had enough evidence to warrant the consideration of ensign's expulsion if he had not resigned. >> when you are in a position of trust and power, don't abuse it. don't misuse it. because people can get hurt. very, very hurt. >> joining me now is melanie sloan, executive director of citizens for responsibility andç ethics in washington. melanie, thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> on page 47 of the senate ethics committee report, section a, you are given full credit for starting this i...

Had enough evidence to warrant the consideration of ensign's expulsion if he had not resigned. >> when you are in a position of trust and power, don't abuse it. don't misuse it. because people can get hurt. very, very hurt. >> joining me now is melanie sloan, executive director of citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington. melanie, thank you for joining me tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> on page 47 of the senate ethics committee report, section a, you are given full credit for starting this investigation by filing a complaint that says on june 16, 2009, senator ensign held a pu...

>> it's bigger than huge. it's called bedlam. will you be insulted if i wear it for the interview. >> no, i'd love it if you did. quick point. we've got a great football team this year. we've got -- >> do you think you can take ou. >> we've got a great quarterback, brandon williams, and a great receiver, justin blackmon from ardmore and i'm from holyville. >> what does that have to do with anything? >> we're all from oklahoma. we're all from oklahoma. but just a point. i'm going to predict here today this will be the first year we played in a bcs bowl. >> and how many years have you made that ...