WASHINGTON DC – The House Ethics Committee closed its probe of Rep. Peter Roskam R-IL on Friday, finding “insufficient evidence” that a 2011 trip he took to Taiwan was improper. The committee “will consider this matter closed,” a report concluded.
Last September, the House Ethics Committee announced that it was extending its review of the Roskam Taiwan trip – putting the panel in the awkward position of investigating a trip it earlier had approved.
Roskam’s communications director, Stephanie Kittredge, said in a statement, “The House Ethics Committee’s unanimous, bipartisan vote to close this case without finding any wrongdoing confirms what Rep. Roskam has said all along—that he and his staff have complied with all laws, rules, and procedures related to privately sponsored travel."
“Early in the process, Rep. Roskam voluntarily released all of the documents related to this review so that anyone could examine the matter themselves. Rep. Roskam appreciates the thorough and objective work by the Ethics Committee and staff in further considering, and closing, this matter," Kittredge said.
