Ethics Committee will still investigate Ensign despite resignation
From TPM:
Scandal-scarred Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) may have hoped resigning would keep quiet unsavory details and new charges surrounding his affair with a top staffer’s wife, but he’s not off the hook yet.
The Senate Ethics Committee issued a rare statement Friday signaling it would continue its investigation of Ensign’s affair and steps he took to keep it quiet despite having formally resigned his Senate seat. Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), the top Democrat and Republican on the panel respectively, said his resignation is “appropriate” and indicated they would wrap up work on the probe as soon as possible.
They note that the Ethics committee has no jurisdiction over a lawmaker once they leave office, and this often serves as an excuse to not have to police their own people. Maybe they should hire an outside source like the House of Representatives did, hmmm?