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House ethics office finds ‘substantial’ evidence Marie Newman tried to bribe prospective opponent
The freshman congresswoman from Illinois offered an Israel critic a job as her foreign policy advisor to avoid a primary fight, probe alleges
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Marie Newman, candidate for Congress in IL-03, speaks during event to receive the endorsement of Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018.
A congressional ethics probe uncovered “substantial reason to believe” that Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL) attempted to induce a potential 2020 Democratic primary opponent not to run against her by offering him a position as her foreign policy advisor, with...