House Ethics Report Finds No Rules Broken

The House Ethics Committee Report released this afternoon  concludes that no House ethics rules were broken by members of the House leadership in their handling of the Foley congressional page scandal. Outgoing Speaker Dennis Hastert was privately briefed this morning on the report’s findings by Committee Chairman Doc Hastings in advance of the public release of the report expected at 2p.m. this afternoon. Click Here for the Brian Ross Investigative Homepage. Meanwhile Mark Foley, seen last week riding his bike in West Palm Beach, remains in seclusion in Florida, staying with friends. Foley faces ongoing criminal investigations at both the federal and state level. A spokesman for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement told ABC News they are conducting "an active criminal investigation into incidents, which may have occurred in Florida with regards to inappropriate communications between Mr. Foley and former House pages."