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Not exactly fit in with the narrative that the democratic party would like to have leading into the midterm elections. >> no. especially since they have a speaker who said she came to washington to, quote, clean out the swamp after a number of republican ethics problems. having said that, there are a lot of other things the democrats have to worry about, this election. but virtually charlie rangel is a high-profile democrat. he's not, as far as we can tell, have much of a problem in his district should this trial go on into the fall. usually in these cases, the congressman or lawmaker, say tha...

Difference in the fall. >> others disagree. there could be more ethics problems for democrats. sources indicate that the ethics committee could be close to issuing the report on a congresswoman who possibly helped a bank which she had family ties illegally. lawmakers on capitol hill are preparing now for their august recess. the chief political correspondent reports that voters are so angry about federal spending in washington, that members of congress may in the get much relief when they go home. this week, house members, next week senators, start the august break with voters ahead of the fin...

Great deal about this long-term congressman, and he's been on capitol hill for 40 years, let's go over some of the basics of the charges against him, that he what, four rent stabilized apartments in new york city, he was keeping them apparently for his offices. that he was not -- that he failed to pay taxes on avila that he rent -- a villa that he rented out in the dominican republic, that kind of thing. >> reporter: that kind of thing. as former chairman of the house, ways and means committee that is a very powerful committee, he stepped down in march because of ethics problems. that is the c...

All right, molly is there going to be any kind of last-minute deal. >> reporter: hi shannon, you can tell from that comment right there that congressman rangel really does want to talk about this and give his side. lobbyers for congressman rangel and the ethics committee are still at it trying to see if a plea deal is possible before the ethics committee's public hearing tomorrow. an investigative panel will release its findings on rangel. the 20-term u.s. congressman spoke this afternoon at the urban league conference in washington. you see them there as he's preparing to give his speech. he ...

Ethics committee in the house. for a long list of charges. you may remember the house speaker nancy pelosi in september of 2008 said these charges and all the investigation will be finished by the end of this congress. that was 2008. she was talking about january of 2009. we're july 2010. back with the panel. bill? >> i have a soft spot for charles rangel. he is a little corrupt but he doesn't do as much damage for other big-spending democrats that wasted money. >> bret: you had them at the tea party thing. i think you lost them there. >> he is a revered member of congress. he has been around ...