Sen. Roland Burris was admonished by the Senate ethic panel Friday, although the panel said his actions did not rise to the level of pursuing ethics charges against him.
(John H. White/Sun-Times)
Senate ethics panel admonishes Burris, but no charges coming
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was admonished today by the U.S. Senate ethics committee over his testimony in Springfield concerning how he got appointed to Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat. But his actions following his appointment by then Gov.-Rod Blagojevich did not rise to level of pursuing ethics charges against Burris, the committee ruled.