Representative Charles Rangel has established a defense fund that will allow supporters to contribute up to $5,000 a year to help pay his legal bills. The Harlem Democrat still owes money to his former lawyers, who represented him in an ethics case that ended with his censure.
The Charles B. Rangel Legal Expense Trust was approved by the House ethics committee, the same panel that successfully recommended that the House censure Mr. Rangel, 80, for financial and fundraising misconduct. Mr. Rangel announced the establishment of the fund yesterday. H. Carl McCall, the former New York state comptroller, will serve as trustee. Contributions will be reported quarterly and disclosed publicly.
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