Posted on 06/23/2016 11:56:35 AM PDT by jazusamo
Resignation letter at link.
Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) is resigning effective immediately, he announced Thursday, after initially seeking to remain in Congress despite his conviction on corruption charges.
"In my previous letter I indicated a later resignation date in order to provide for an orderly transition of my office after 21 years in the House," he wrote in a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.).
"However, out of respect for the entire House Leadership, and so as not to cause a distraction from the House's work for the people, I have changed my effective date."
Fattah first submitted his resignation on Wednesday, but said he would remain in office — and collect a salary — until Oct. 1 to ensure "proper transmission of information and archiving of government documents after more than two decades in service."
Ryan rejected that timeline and urged Fattah to step down immediately.
"Mr. Fattah has betrayed the trust of this institution and the people of Pennsylvania, and for that he should resign immediately from the House of Representatives," Ryan said in a statement. "We must hold members to the highest ethical standard and I hope that Democratic leaders will join me in seeking his immediate resignation."
Democrats, meanwhile, declined to publicly push Fattah out the door.
A Philadelphia jury on Tuesday convicted Fattah on 29 counts of bribery, racketeering, money laundering and fraud. Each conviction carries a possible sentence of 20 years in prison.
Fattah could appeal his conviction ahead of the sentencing on Oct. 4.
Updated at 1:54 p.m.
“...obviously, being a criminal is not a bar to holding elected office. “
Yeah, because if that were the case, we’d have a 90% reduction in the Congressional Delegation tomorrow!
Chaka Fattah=Arthur Davenport
On a thread I posted yesterday about this it was said he was born Arthur Davenport.
Why would a corrupt democrat resign? He’d still have the full support of the rats who don’t care about the law.
would’ve been big news if it was a republican
I believe he was threatened with expulsion if he didn’t resign immediately but could be wrong.
Clinton Superdelegate Chaka Fattah Found Guilty on Corruption Charges
Certainly, plus the seven figure lobbyist job that he will be given.
Alcee Hastings is high on my list of examples for DNC corruption.
The R corruption gets the boot. D...not so much.
Well played!
Thinking back 50 years ago I was told by a reliable source that a House rep from NJ was a known mobster of the Cosa Nostra. The name escapes me.
only 29 counts? Maybe they got it wrong? /s
..How does Alce Hastings hold office? Any body know. He was convicted of taking bribes as a federal judge and impeached in the Senate? What is up there...
Someone convicted as he was is not supposed to be able to hold elective office.
However,the prohibition was somehow omitted from being written into the Impeachment conviction paperwork. Nor, was it spoken into the official proceedings record.
He got to run, win, and become a “Representative” based on that omission, a technicality. He’s just another run of the mill crooked, corrupt Democrat. Like Charlie Rangel, Bill, and Hillary.
Clean house. Fire them all.
Resigned? I would have thought Clown Prince nobama would give him the Freedom medal or a cabinet position.
Arthur Davenport.
Arthur Davenport
He will likely get a 500,000 lobbyist job scamming fellow black people. It’s what they do.
Chaka? Barak? Who the hell are these people, and why are they representing the USA?
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