Michael Gold

And he admits to violating that rule.

I made a lapse in judgment.

I'm going to end my reelection campaign.

You know, I've lost the trust in my voters, so I can't run for office again.

And Speaker Mike Johnson says, okay, well, he's ending his reelection campaign.

That's the equivalent of the political death penalty.

This is done.

We don't have to worry about this anymore.

But that strikes a lot of lawmakers as the incorrect way to handle the situation.

Because if you admit to violating...

A rule that the House passed to hold itself accountable.

A lot of lawmakers argue that you shouldn't get to pick the punishment, that the House should be the ones deciding what happens to you and your decision to end your reelection campaign isn't enough because at this point there are months left in Congress.

You're still in your seat and you broke a rule.

Well, a number of Republicans and Democrats are arguing that he should be expelled for this misconduct.

But Speaker Johnson says, if you all want to pursue discipline, the way to handle this is the way we always handle this.

Let's send this issue to the ethics committee.

They can investigate it.

We'll see what they say and we'll go from there.

That's right.

That's what he's saying publicly.