WASHINGTON – Rep. Charles Rangel admitted yesterday to “a big mistake,” but he wasn’t talking about failing to pay taxes on thousands of dollars in income.
Rangel (D-NY), under fire for possibly unethical and criminal actions, said yesterday that what he regrets is baiting news reporters, who he says are responsible for his woes.
Rangel said he broke his own rule, “don’t take on the press,” at a press conference five months ago.
“I said, ‘Hey, I’m 77, and what the hell can you do,’ and I took them on. I made a big mistake,” Rangel said, gaveling to a close the first meeting of the year for the Ways and Means Committee.