Pursuant to Committee Rule 7(g), the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement:
On September 28, 2016, the Committee released the attached Report regarding allegations relating to Representative David McKinley.
Pursuant to House Rule XI, clause 3(b)(8)(B)(iii) and Committee Rule 17A(f)(2), if an ISC does not conclude its review within one year after receiving a referral from OCE, the Committee shall make public OCE’s report no later than one year after the referral. Accordingly, the Committee is making public OCE’s Report in the matter referred to the Committee on April 16, 2018.
The Committee notes that the mere fact of a continued investigation into these allegations does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred. No other public comment will be made on this matter except in accordance with Committee rules.