August 5th, 2010
WASHINGTON – Charlie Rangel finally dropped the hang-tough bluster Tuesday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaled she wants the Harlem Dem to cut his losses.
He was forced to get down to serious political plea bargaining over how much blame he’ll accept to escape a public vetting of ethics charges against him.
The Daily News has learned Rangel began to change his mind Monday when he met with House ethics chairwoman Zoe Lofgren. Until then, he planned to fight on.
But with Pelosi pressing for a plea, Rangel cleared the way for lawyer Leslie Kiernan to begin serious talks toward a deal. MORE
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