House lawmaker's desperate attempt to kill campaign finance investigation thrown out

The House Ethics Committee blocked a Democratic lawmaker's desperate attempt to kill a campaign finance investigation on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, the committee met to consider a motion from Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) to stay the committee's investigation while she fights a criminal proceeding over the same charges. She also asked the committee to hold any future meetings with her team in executive session, which would prevent the public from viewing the meeting or reading any meeting minutes.