By Yepoka Yeebo
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — A House ethics panel has recommended that Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel only get a reprimand for the 13 ethics charges announced Thursday, the New York Post reported.
House ethics investigatory subcommittee chairman Gene Green made the accouncement Friday, according to the Post.
A reprimand is a vote by the house to express displeasure — harsher penalties include censure, a fine or even expulsion from the House.
The House ethics sub-committee lodged 13 counts of misconduct against the veteran lawmaker Thursday afternoon during the first public step of an ethics trial that threatens Rangel's 40-year legacy in Congress.
"Even though they are serious charges, I'm prepared to prove that the only thing I've ever had in my 50 years of public service is service," Rangel told reporters Thursday night, according to 1010 Wins.
"That's what I've done and if I've been overzealous providing that service, I can't make an excuse for the serious violations."
