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| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee |
| 2022-12-08 |
| [Forbes] The House Committee on Ethics is investigating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), according to a statement the panel issued on Wednesday.  The statement, which did not provide many details about the inquiry, said that the panel will announce its course of action after its organizational meeting in the next Congress, sometime in 2023. A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez said that she was confident that the case would be dismissed. "The Congresswoman has always taken ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from lobbyists, corporations, or other special interests," the spokesperson said in a statement. The nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics forwarded its inquiry into Ocasio-Cortez to the House ethics panel in June, according to the report. Typically, when that office forwards an investigation, it is because the office has reason to believe an ethics law was broken. Wednesday’s statement, attributed to acting Chair Susan Wild (D-Penns.) and Ranking Member Michael Guest (R-Miss.), says the disclosure of the investigation "does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the committee." This developing story will be updated. Related: House Committee on Ethics: 2021-10-01 Nancy Pelosi fines GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw $5,000 for refusing to go through the metal detectors at the Capitol House Committee on Ethics: 2020-02-19 Massachusetts Democrat who sits on ethics panel arrested for corruption House Committee on Ethics: 2014-11-12 Rep. Bobby Rush receives 20 yrs of free rent from Draper & Kramer. Related: Ocasio-Cortez: 2022-11-07 Democrats' Circular Firing Squad Begins Early Ocasio-Cortez: 2022-11-04 'Useful idiot' in the US wants to destroy Russia Ocasio-Cortez: 2022-10-21 AOC busts a move after protesters crash town hall Related: Office of Congressional Ethics: 2022-02-02 Illinois Dem Appears To Use Donor Funds To Pay Settlement to Political Rival She Bribed Office of Congressional Ethics: 2021-09-16 AOC slapped with ethics complaint for accepting free Met Gala tickets Office of Congressional Ethics: 2019-11-15 Tlaib frantically asked campaign for personal money, messages show, as ethics probes announced |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 "What were the results?" "We found none." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-12-08 17:08 |
| #8 I'm betting that it's supposed to go off in January as a "republican hit job", and nobody really cares if AOC gets her feelings hurt. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2022-12-08 16:47 |
| #7 Who cares? Nothing will come of this except a slap on the wrist at worst. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2022-12-08 16:20 |
| #6 Make her pay taxes on the ticket = wish granted. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-12-08 16:10 |
| #5 The rich spend huge amounts "caring about the poor." "Caring" as described by the rich. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-08 13:18 |
| #4 But it's for accepting a $30,000 free ticket to that big bash where she wore the dress that had, "Tax the Rich" on the back. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2022-12-08 13:12 |
| #3 Couldn't happen to a better person. ☺ |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-12-08 07:22 |
| #2 "Alright, miss. Pick which wrist will be slapped with this wet noodle..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-12-08 06:34 |
| #1 Cause she hasn't taken enough? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-08 00:12 |