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Are Members’ Statements to Ethics Committees Protected?

Q: I am a staffer for a Member of the House, and we suspect that the ethics committee may want to interview him regarding an ongoing investigation. If the committee does ask to interview our Member, he would really like to cooperate, as he is a strong supporter of its role and we know that he has done nothing wrong. However, our concern is that we would not want to risk that anything he says might be used against him in some other proceeding outside the House. Are communications to the ethics committee protected?

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