Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington

Win or lose his pending election appeal, Norm Coleman has other legal matters to worry about: several allegations contained in lawsuits and other formal complaints about improper or unreported gifts and favors from wealthy friends. And a new federal ruling in the case of another pol looks like it won’t help Coleman.

Norm Coleman shouldn’t be able to use campaign funds to pay lawyers for work related to cases in which he’s not a defendant and hasn’t even been called as a witness. That’s what Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) told the Federal Election Commission (FEC) today.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has awarded Sen. Norm Coleman a “dishonorable mention” on its annual list of the country’s most corrupt legislators. The watchdog group cites Coleman’s seemingly sweetheart deal on a Capitol Hill apartment owned by veteran GOP operative and longtime Coleman confidant Jeff Larson as the primary reason for his [...]