"Rep. Maxine Waters is not currently facing corruption charges in Congress, despite the false claim of a story detailing allegations she was cleared of eight years ago. The headline on an item appearing on the newsoftrump site and other right-wing websites says the House Ethics Committee charged the California democrat with three counts of corruption. It detailed charges that she improperly set up a meeting in 2008 on behalf of executives at a bank her husband invested in. A House ethics panel cleared Waters of the charges in 2012 after an investigation lasting more than three years. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maxine-waters-ethics-charges/
"It's true that Maxine Waters's campaign, Citizens for Waters, paid hundreds of thousands of dollars generated from slate mailer fees to a consulting firm operated by her daughter called "Progressive Connections." Progressive Connections was paid $94,794 in the 2006 election cycle, $152,587 in the 2008 election cycle, $195,250 in the 2010 election cycle , $13,500 in the 2012 election cycle, $18,000 in 2014 election cycle, and nothing in the 2016 election cycle. Those payments to Progressive Connections totaled $456,131." https://www.truthorfiction.com/rep-maxine-waters-paid-her-daughter-750000-to-send-campaign-mailers/ Her daughter did not become an unelected part of government, privy to classified information.
ADOPTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON ETHICS ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 112TH CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON ETHICS IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE MAXINE WATERS September 25, 2012 Ultimately, for the foregoing reasons, Outside Counsel recommended and the Waters Committee concluded that Representative Waters did not violate any House Rule, law, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct. However, the Waters Committee finds that Representative Waters' COS violated House rules by taking specific actions that would accrue to the benefit of OneUnited, a bank Representative Waters had a significant financial interest in and which interest could have been significantly impacted by the actions.Specifically, the Waters Committee finds that Representative Waters' COS knew or should have known of Representative Waters' financial interest in OneUnited and her conflict of interest in taking official action on 22 Carib News at 137. 23 As the Outside Counsel concluded, those comments were umelated to this matter. See Outside Counsel's Report at 65. 18 their behalf alone. Based on its findings, the Waters Committee issues the attached Letter of Reproval to Representative Waters' COS for his misconduct in this matter. V. STATEMENT UNDER RULE 13, CLAUSE 3(c) OF THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Committee made no special oversight findings in this Report. No budget statement is submitted. No funding is authorized by any measure in this Report. COS = Chief of Staff No, they didn’t find her guilty. She was guilty, but they didn’t find her guilty. A letter of reproval for violating House Rules - they waste time and money pretending they’re going to do something about corruption. If banks are involved, they may fine them, and put on a big show, but nothing is done. The first M Waters meme I added to this thread: this loud, aggressive black racist female publicly, on camera, encouraged anyone watching her to harass and provoke people from President Trump’s cabinet. If she can continue in her powerful government job after publicly inciting violence, she’ll be there until rigormortis sets in, regardless of anything she says or does.
No, they didn’t find her guilty. She was guilty, but they didn’t find her guilty. Sort of like Hillary, huh?