By Associated Press - Friday, February 19, 2021

PHOENIX (AP) - The head of the Arizona House Ethics Committee on Friday dismissed a complaint filed by Republican Rep. Mark Finchem against 28 Democrats who accused him of promoting the violent overthrow of the U.S. government.

Ethics Committee Chair Becky Nutt wrote in a letter that the panel “is not an arena for waging political contests.” Most House Democrats have pushed to expel Finchem and demanded a federal investigation into his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Finchem filed his complaint against the Democrats after Nutt last week dismissed 82 complaints against him filed by lawmakers and members of the public.

Finchem was near the Capitol to speak at a rally supporting former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory. But Finchem says he didn’t participate in the insurrection and didn’t learn the Capitol had been breached until hours later.

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