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United states. how are republicans handling this? >> this is what's so interesting. in the past -- as you know, this has been going on almost two years now, this investigation. republican leaders have pounded rangel and pounded democrats for their connections to rangel. right now we're seeing the republican leaders are very much mum. i asked one republican aide, what's going on here? and that source told me, you don't need to throw an anvil at a drowning man. we're seeing republicans really leaving this to the political wing in the house and they're targeting vulnerable democrats in this upcom...

How he violated ethics rules. brianna keilar joins us. >> reporter: a very embarrassing spectacle for him. while we certainly don't know all of the potential ethical violations rangel is facing, we know some of them they read like a list, failed to pay taxes on $70,000 for rental earnings on a villa that he owns in the dominican republic, a no-no for the guy who heads up the tax writing committee in the house. several rent-controlled apartments in his harlem building, saving hundreds of dollars per month. also failed to disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets. it's a litany. we kno...

At least a couple of them now, anderson, have said they'll give that money to charity. >> are democrats standing behind him? >> right now there's no widespread call for rangel to resign. there isn't. but what was really telling today, as reporters were talking to the number two democrat in the house, steny hoyer, they asked, should rangel resign? he said it's up to mr. rangel. as you know it's what you don't say as much as what you do say and he didn't take the opportunity to back up charlie rangel there. from the white house on down, u.s. officials are downplaying the leak of more than 75,0...

Of thousands of dollars in assets. it's a litany. we know he has been admonished by this various ethics committee back in the winter, anderson for failing or really accepting corporate-sponsored travel, also a very big no-no for members of congress. >> the list is extraordinary, especially for the guy who is overseeing tax laws in the united states. how are republicans handling this? >> this is what's so interesting. in the past -- as you know, this has been going on almost two years now, this investigation. republican leaders have pounded rangel and pounded democrats for their connections to ...

Asked, should rangel resign? he said it's up to mr. rangel. as you know, anderson, it's as much what you don't say on capitol hill as what you do say, and mr. hoyer didn't take the opportunity to back up charlie rangel there. from the white house on down, u.s. officials are downplaying the leak of more than 75,000 documents about the afghan war. the pentagon is still investigating but officials say they haven't found anything top secret in those documents yet. president obama says he's concerned about the disclosure of sensitive information but that the documents don't shed much new light on...