Overview
- Rep. Greg Steube said he would hold off on an expulsion vote because it lacks the two‑thirds support required without Democratic backing.
- The House Ethics Committee’s investigative subcommittee issued 27 counts and found substantial reason to believe Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick violated laws and rules.
- An adjudicatory subcommittee led by Reps. Michael Guest and Mark DeSaulnier has set a March 5 hearing that could be public under House rules unless members vote to close it.
- Cherfilus-McCormick was indicted in November over an alleged scheme involving roughly $5 million in overpaid disaster and COVID funds tied to Trinity Health Care Services, and she has pleaded not guilty after waiving arraignment appearance.
- The Ethics probe spanned two Congresses, with 59 subpoenas, more than 33,000 documents reviewed, and 28 witness interviews, as party leaders say any pre-hearing expulsion effort would fail.