2026-04-30T22:04:30.866Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：安妮·格雷尔、MJ·李
发布于 2026年4月30日 美国东部时间下午6:04
众议员查克·爱德华兹于4月15日在国会山出席听证会。
伊夫林·霍克斯坦因/路透社
据两名知情人士透露，美国众议院道德委员会正对共和党众议员查克·爱德华兹的性骚扰指控展开调查。
消息人士称，该委员会近期接到一名证人的联系，该证人称自己目睹了不当行为。美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）无法立即得知该不当行为的确切性质，目前也不清楚委员会是否已证实任何一项指控。
当被要求就这些指控以及调查的启动作出回应时，爱德华兹在给CNN的一份声明中表示：“我欢迎任何调查，因为我的团队展现出了专业素养，而且我一直致力于为北卡罗来纳州西部的民众服务。考虑到我们国家当前的政治环境，那些怀有自身政治目的的人会试图提出虚假指控以制造新闻，这并不令人意外。”
近几周来，道德委员会公开呼吁任何掌握议员不当行为指控的人站出来，此时国会山正在反思如何开展内部纪律监督。近期已有多名共和党和民主党议员因各类不当行为指控辞职。
道德委员会拒绝置评。道德调查可能耗时数周、数月甚至数年，调查结果也并非总会公开。
美国Axios新闻网率先报道了该委员会已对爱德华兹启动调查，但该报道未明确指控内容为性骚扰。
House Ethics Committee investigating allegations of sexual harassment against GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards
2026-04-30T22:04:30.866Z / CNN
By Annie Grayer, MJ Lee
PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2026, 6:04 PM ET
Rep. Chuck Edwards speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill on April 15.
Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
The House Ethics Committee is investigating allegations of sexual harassment against GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The committee was recently contacted by a witness, who described having witnessed improper behavior, the sources said. CNN could not immediately learn the precise nature of the improper behavior, nor was it clear whether the committee had yet corroborated any of the allegations.
Asked to respond to the allegations and launching of the probe, Edwards said in a statement to CNN, “I welcome any investigation, given the professionalism my staff has demonstrated and my commitment to serving the people of Western NC. Given the current political environment we are facing in our nation, it comes as no surprise that others with their own political agendas will attempt to raise false accusations in order to create news stories.”
In recent weeks, the ethics committee has made a public push for anyone with allegations of member misconduct to come forward, as Capitol Hill is reckoning with how to police its own. Several members, Republicans and Democrats, have resigned in recent weeks amid various allegations of wrongdoing.
The Ethics Committee declined to comment. Ethics investigations can take weeks, months, or years, and the results are not always made public.
Axios was first to report that the panel had opened a probe into Edwards, though the report did not specify that the allegations were of sexual harassment.
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