Everyone's favorite censured congressman, one Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-Manhattan), has some hefty lawyers bills to pay after all that ethics violation bother. So he is turning to you, his friends and neighbors, to help him out in a tight spot (worked great last time?). Today Rangel announced that he has started a defense fund where supporters can donate up to $5k to the cause. Because what better to give a man censured for financial shenanigans than cash? In all seriousness though, the fund aims to be on the up-and-up with former New York State comptroller H. Carl McCall acting as trustee and quarterly contribution disclosures planned.
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