Mark Hemingway: Is there a double standard on ethics for Congress

An upcoming trial for Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., on 13 charges of financial and other misconduct highlights a double standard between regular citizens and members of Congress, congressional ethics experts say.

Timeline of alleged ethical violations by Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. July 2008: Rangel asks the House ethics committee if his use of congressional letterhead to raise money for the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service at the City College of New York violated House rules.