A congressional ethics investigation into New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to reveal worse on a weekly basis as the investigation looks into her actions ahead of the 2021 Met Gala at which she sported her infamous “tax the rich” emblazoned dress.
The House Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) has already found that AOC likely violated federal law with her Met soiree, the question now seems to be just how badly she broke the rules. The investigation was started after an ethics violation complaint was filed not long after the event.
The New York Democrat was blasted in Sept. of 2021 for wearing a white dress with the words “tax the rich” painted in red lettering across her backside.
The epitome of stupidity.#AOC wearing a several thousand dollar dress with “tax the rich” on it at a gala that glorifies the extravagant elite #MetGala pic.twitter.com/f2ATuFatWo
— Lidia Curanaj (@LidiaNews) September 14, 2021
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At that time, the annual gala cost $35,000 per ticket or a fee of $250,000 for a table, the Washington Examiner reported at the time. It was quite a lavish cost making it seem an unlikely place to find a self-proclaimed socialist.
But now that Republicans are bringing some sanity and accounting back to Congress, AOC’s night out on the town is finally seeing some scrutiny.
The House Ethics Committee announced in December that it was going to begin looking into AOC’s actions and the OCE confirmed on Thursday that it had recommended an investigation into the Met Gala appearance.
In a report dated June 17, 2022, the office said that there was “substantial reason to believe that she accepted impermissible gifts associated with her attendance at the Met Gala in 2021.”
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AOC reportedly stiffed vendors, wheedled tickets to the event in shady trading on her office, and accepted “gifts” from companies that employ lobbyists — the latter of which is against House rules.
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