Opinion

Sorry, Charlie

Rep. Charlie Rangel is upset at The Post’s reports of his various trans gressions. So here’s a word of advice: Stop committing them, Congressman.

Rangel lashed out at The Post last weekend for its role in exposing his shady finances, failure to pay taxes, dubious fund-raising, illegal use of a House garage and on and on.

“I think it’s totally unfair for the New York Post to send investigators to my family’s home,” he huffed.

Obviously, he’s miffed — for starters — by the paper’s pictures and stories of his secret Caribbean rental property, which he failed to disclose to Congress and on which he failed to pay taxes.

But The Post’s reporting has proved 100 percent accurate — buttressed, in fact, by reports from other news outlets.

There have also been reports about his countless other schemes: his four rent-stabilized apartments, for instance, and his apparent pay-to-play deal involving a City College center named for him.

“I want to maintain the good name, honesty and integrity that I’ve enjoyed for over 50 years,” Rangel added.

Fine. Then start living up to that goal.

Alas, Rangel seems likely to pay little price for his sins, The Post’s exposés notwithstanding. That’s because his cowardly fellow Democrats, who run Congress, refuse to call him on it.

Nearly a year ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House Ethics Committee would finish its probe of Rangel by January. Last week, she gave him a full-throated vote of confidence, nixing any thought that he should step aside.

Yes, Rangel wields great power in Congress, thanks in part to the hundreds of thousands of dollars he’s directed to fellow Democrats.

So, yes, Dems may remain mum.

But we sure won’t. Count on it.