Ethics Committee Interviewing Dem Leadership Staff

Investigators from the House ethics committee have begun interviewing top Democratic aides over their handling of allegations that former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) sexually harassed several male staffers.

The interviews began earlier this week, a spokeswoman for Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) confirmed on Wednesday.

A Democratic source said “several” Hoyer aides had been interviewed at this point, although exactly who has met with the committee has not been revealed.

Read more: (John Bresnahan and Jonathan Allen, “Panel Interviews Dem Aides on Massa,” Politico, 3/17/10)