Tom Feeney (Scott Ferrell/CQ)
Since losing his seat in November, Feeney's been milking the remnants of his campaign account to pay lawyers at Patton Boggs and Zuckerman Spaeder. He has about $85,000 left.
Feeney Gets Money's Worth in Court
This is how CQ's Bennett Roth covered the court ruling:
A federal appeals court has ruled that testimony and documents submitted by a member of Congress to the House ethics committee are constitutionally protected and cannot be subpoenaed by a federal grand jury.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling unsealed Thursday came in a case involving former Florida Rep. Tom Feeney (2003-2009), a Republican who was ordered by the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to pay $5,643 for a 2003 trip he took to Scotland that was originally underwritten by former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The ethics committee was investigating allegations that the trip constituted an illegal gift because it was financed by a lobbyist.
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