SC House Ethics Seeks More Information from Haley

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina House Ethics Committee is seeking more information as they consider whether to reopen an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley. The committee voted unanimously Friday to ask for employment documentation from the first-term governor and her previous employer to verify whether she worked for a hospital’s foundation or the hospital itself. The charges involve illegal lobbying. Committee members stress they have not reopened the case, but are seeking clarification as they decide their next step. Rep. James Smith’s measure asks the Republican-controlled panel to reconsider its decision to drop all charges after it unanimously found probable cause to pursue them further. Haley’s lawyer, Butch Bowers, says the committee did its job, and further pursuit is nothing more than a political witch hunt.