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>> the ethics committee did find there were some rebukes in there or some public admonishments and that kind of thing. when you look back, do you think i shouldn't have done this, this was clear -- >> no. i don't agree with the admonishment. first of all, i think they abused their power. the ethics committee started this admonishment thing, and it destroys your due process. it's not a sanction of the house. it's not in the rules of the house. it's not even in the rules of the ethics committee. it's a warning letter. that used to be sent to you privately saying you ought to look out for what yo...

As scooby-doo. in 2007 nancy pelosi vowed the democrats would bring integrity to washington. >> we will keep our promise to drain the swamp that is washington, d.c. to let sunshine disinfect the congress. >> shannon: this week one democrat resigned and one senior member gave up his chairmanship. choing us now to talk about it is melanie sloan. thanks for coming in today. >> nice to be here. >> shannon: congressman charlie rangel very powerful and popular. he stepped down after getting in trouble. this weeks notoriously lacks anyway. what do you think to him taking that step? >> well, i think t...

Thing, a in punching the guy if the that's what you did and b in lying about it to cover your neck. but why not say let's handle it internally. you are going to get a slap on the wrist and don't do that kind of thing again. >> i agree with you. i would have exercised the same discretion the service did. the navy offered them an admonishment and reassign i am. megyn: i understand that would have led to a dishonorable discharge or loss in benefits. they didn't want to take the hit. >> you do have to pay for what you do wrong. the worst thing they did wrong was trying to intimidate a fellow offic...

Admonishment and they demand their day in court. if you consider the alternatives to not pressing charges -- and i'm work as a defense attorney these days. i'm a recovering federal prosecutor. if you take the position of congressman burton, what he's really saying is we should encourage every man and woman in the service to punch up people in custody and lie about it in an investigation. if he thought it through, i can't believe he would say that. megyn: you know that prosecutors have discretion. you look at all the facts surrounding a circumstance and you decide whether it's appropriate to pr...

Rangel when it was pretty clear what was going on. i think she still wanted to continue to stand by rangel, frankly and was sort -- her hand was forced and he left. i think i agree with fred. i think he is gone. i don't think. >> bret: gone from the chairmanship. >> i think what's coming down the pike is going to be much worse than this little admonishment that he just got. >> bret: charles? >> i would agree. i think you are right, kirsten. you do need more than one example in the house. what we have had this year, of course, is the governorships, illinois, and new york, other places that have...