Episode: Ethics Hearing Recommends Censure for Rep. Giddings

This week, the House Ethics Committee unanimously found that Rep. Priscilla Giddings behaved in a manner unbecoming of a representative, and voted to recommend she be censured by the House and removed from her post on the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Two complaints asserted that Giddings, R-White Bird, acted inappropriately when she disseminated the identity and photo of an individual who reported sexual assault by former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, R-Lewiston, then misrepresented her actions to the Ethics Committee while under oath. Producer Ruth Brown sat down with our reporter Logan Finney to review the hearing, from witness testimony to the recommendation for censure and what it could mean for future legislative sessions. -------------------------------- Watch the committee discussion and outcome: https://youtu.be/ulAV0v1Qk80 Read Logan's coverage on the Idaho Reports blog - 1) What to expect in the Giddings ethics hearing: https://blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2021/07/30/what-to-expect-in-the-giddings-ethics-hearing/ 2) Giddings combative as lawmakers question conduct: https://blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2021/08/02/giddings-combative-as-lawmakers-question-conduct/ 3) Committee recommends censure for Giddings ethics violations: https://blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2021/08/03/committee-recommends-censure-for-giddings-ethics-violations/