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Renzi Should Step Down, House GOP Leader Says  

Posted Feb 23, 08 8:04 AM CST in Politics    Editor's Choice

(newser) – House Minority Leader John Boehner is pressuring Rep. Rick Renzi, indicted yesterday for extortion, money laundering, and fraud in connection with an Arizona land deal, to step down, urging his fellow Republican "to seriously consider whether he can continue to effectively represent his constituents under these circumstances.” Boehner plans to meet with Renzi, the Chicago Tribune reports.

The GOP leader already stripped Renzi of his seats on the Intelligence and Resources Committees, after an FBI raid on Renzi's offices last year. Boehner has cracked down on ethical shadiness in his party since assuming power in 2006. "The charges contained in this indictment are completely unacceptable for a member of Congress," he says.

Sources Chicago Tribune, Politico

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