Hawley calls for ethics investigation into Dems who filed complaint against him

Sen. Josh Hawley Monday slammed the Democratic senators who filed an ethics complaint against him and Sen. Ted Cruz over their Electoral College objections on Jan. 6 -- and continued to defend his decision to object to electoral votes during the joint session to certify President Biden's Nov. 3 win.

Hawley aired his grievances in two letters sent Monday morning. In one of the letters, Hawley, R-Mo., called for the Senate Ethics Committee to investigate the seven Democrats who filed the complaint against him and Cruz, R-Texas, accusing the...