Congress struggles with questions about ethics investigations after 3 members resign

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 21, 2026

Words: 916

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republican leaders Tuesday defended the secretive process used in that chamber to investigate allegations of wrongdoing, though they did confirm referring a complaint made against Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego to the Ethics Committee.

“At the beginning, we always start very, very privately to protect members because we don’t want to facilitate frivolous accusations,” said Senate Ethics Committee Chairman James Lankford, R-Okla. “We want to facilitate accurate accusations. And actually work through …

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