Forbes is reporting that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. AOC is a known socialist who has made numerous outrageous statements in the past. The information of the investigation is according to a statement issued Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
AOC is facing an ethics investigation.
What do you think they will find?
— Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) December 7, 2022
A specific reason for the investigation has yet to be revealed but Forbes noted that “typically when that office forwards an investigation, it is because the office has reason to believe an ethics law was broken.”
🚨BREAKING: AOC is under a House Ethics Investigation pic.twitter.com/FFHfinqFJm
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) December 7, 2022
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.
She is going down.
Make AOC a Bartender Again https://t.co/kz9L2Lu2d6— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) December 8, 2022
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.”
