The Home Ethics Committee has determined to not open an investigation into outgoing Home International Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who was detained in November for public intoxication whereas touring by Dulles Worldwide Airport.
In a report launched Monday, the committee mentioned it voted on Dec. 10 in opposition to opening a probe into McCaul after the Texas lawmaker knowledgeable them misdemeanor prices filed in opposition to him in district court docket in Virginia could be dropped, a course of that occurred days later.
“The Committee voted against impaneling an investigative subcommittee in this matter,” the report mentioned. “The Committee considered the scope and nature of the conduct described above and determined that review by an investigative subcommittee is not required.”
McCaul has publicly acknowledged “poor decision making” in mixing the sleeping treatment Ambien and alcohol whereas touring in early November, inflicting him to overlook his flight dwelling to Texas. He reportedly turned disoriented within the airport, locking himself out of his smartphone, and was in the end detained by airport authorities.
“I have nothing but respect and gratitude for the officers who intercepted me that evening,” McCaul mentioned on the time.
“This incident does not reflect who I am and who I strive to be. As a human, I am not perfect. But I am determined to learn from this mistake and, God willing, make myself a better person.”
