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Former aide to Mike Collins dropped from House Ethics probe
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mike Collins’ dismissal of his senior adviser after a social media firestorm has impacted the House Ethics Committee investigation of the congressman and that same aide.
After former chief of staff Brandon Phillips was fired in May, the committee lost jurisdiction over him because he was no longer a House employee. Collins is still under scrutiny as part of that same probe. But it might be months, if not years, before a final report is ready to be released.
Collins’ term in the House ends in January. If the Ethics Committee has not released its findings by then, the entire case could go away.