The Hill: Watchdog calls for probe into Gohmert ‘disregarding public health guidance’ on COVID-19

A left-leaning anti-corruption watchdog called Tuesday for a probe into whether Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas), who recently tested positive for COVID-19, was in violation of House rules for not complying with public health guidelines during the pandemic.

In a letter sent to Omar Ashmawy, the chief counsel and staff director at the Office of Congressional Ethics, Accountable.US President Kyle Herrig argued that Gohmert’s actions, including his decision not to wear a mask in the Capitol, “put his staff, colleagues, and other House staff at risk.”

Herrig noted reports that Gohmert, who tested positive late last month and has been quarantining in Texas, required a full staff in-office meeting, informed his staff of his diagnosis in person and potentially infected his colleague, House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), during a committee hearing.