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Ethics, DOJ Share Turf Carefully

By Jennifer Yachnin
Roll Call Staff
Nov. 4, 2009, Midnight

When a confidential document leaked into the public sphere last week, it revealed the Justice Department is seeking to trump a House ethics investigation of Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.). While the request offered no new insight into the Mollohan inquiry, it did shine light on the often murky relationship between House ethics officials and federal prosecutors.

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