Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX) is the target of a newly revealed investigation run by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Ethics Committee</a>.
The panel <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Press%20Release_311.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> on Tuesday that Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) &#8220;jointly decided to extend the matter&#8221; regarding Nehls after it was transmitted to the committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on December 11.
A reason for the inquiry was not given, but Nehls released a <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewichoi/status/1772709693028286671" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that said the investigation was focused on campaign finance.
“I look forward to assisting the House Committee on Ethics inquiry into my campaign’s finances,&#8221; he said. &#8220;My campaign has complied with every Federal Election Commission (FEC) law, and my books are open.&#8221;
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Nehls confirms it&#39;s about his campaign finances <a href="https://t.co/vNz2XKZzd9">pic.twitter.com/vNz2XKZzd9</a>
&mdash; Matthew Choi (@matthewichoi) <a href="https://twitter.com/matthewichoi/status/1772709693028286671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
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The House Ethics Committee said &#8220;that the mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the Committee.&#8221;
It added that the panel will announce &#8220;its course of action in this matter&#8221; on or before Friday, May 10, 2024.
Nehls is a former sheriff who <a href="https://nehls.house.gov/about/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represents</a> the 22nd Congressional District of Texas, which includes parts of Fort Bend, Brazoria, Harris, Wharton, and Matagorda counties.
Voters first elected Nehls to office in the 2020 election. In 2022, he accused the Capitol Police of <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/138199/gop-rep-nehls-claims-capitol-police-illegally-snooped-in-office/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;illegally&#8221; snooping</a> through his office, a claim that was <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/08/capitol-police-nehl-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> by the force&#8217;s chief Thomas Manger.
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Nehls made waves last year when he announced that he would be <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/05/troy-nehls-donald-trump-house-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nominating</a> former President Donald Trump for Speaker of the House after Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was booted from the role.
“President Trump, the greatest president of my lifetime, has a proven record of putting America first and will make the House great again,” Nehls <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-suggests-hes-open-to-filling-vacant-house-speaker-position" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) has since become speaker and Trump is in the middle of running another campaign for the presidency.
Nehls wore one of Trump&#8217;s &#8220;never surrender&#8221; shirts during President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address this month.
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Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, sporting a Trump t-shirt and a patriotic bowtie <a href="https://t.co/qSUoUNtA8F">pic.twitter.com/qSUoUNtA8F</a>
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Nehls ran uncontested and won the GOP primary this month to represent his Texas district for another two years. Marquette Greene-Scott <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/03/05/us/elections/results-texas-us-house-22-primary.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> the Democratic Party&#8217;s nomination.
Other activity by the House Ethics Committee in recent months includes an investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), leading the congressman to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-committee-expands-investigation-into-matt-gaetz-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accuse</a> the panel of &#8220;trying to weaponize their process against me.&#8221;
Lawmakers voted to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-expel-george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expel</a> Rep. George Santos (R-NY) in early December following a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-santos-says-he-wont-seek-re-election-after-release-of-ethics-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scathing</a> ethics report.

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An explanation given by Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jamaal Bowman</a> (D-NY) for activating a fire alarm in a congressional office building in September when there was not an emergency did not add up, investigators said in a newly released report.
The House &#8220;stood adjourned&#8221; when Bowman triggered the alarm despite a statement from the congressman that claimed he did so while <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/2023/9/statement-from-congressman-jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;rushing to make a vote&#8221;</a> on a stopgap measure to avert a government shutdown, the independent Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) found in an investigation into the matter.
Bowman, a former middle school principal and member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; was actually &#8220;enroute to an emergency Caucus (Democrat) meeting — not to cast an imminent vote,&#8221; <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/OCE%20Report%20and%20Findings_17.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the report</a>, which cited obtained messages on Signal that showed the congressman&#8217;s chief of staff having an exchange with him about how there would be a meeting in the U.S. Capitol Building while a vote was being put off.
The &#8220;exchange demonstrates that although Rep. Bowman may have initially believed a vote on the continuing resolution was imminent, Rep. Bowman had already been made aware of the emergency meeting and that it was necessary for him to attend — prior to activating the fire alarm,&#8221; the report said.
&#8220;In light of this evidence, the OCE finds the explanation provided by Rep. Bowman’s official statement and those published by his staff to be less than credible or otherwise misleading,&#8221; the report added.
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🚨 NEW FOOTAGE: Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman removes warning signs before pulling the fire alarm in a House office building last month <a href="https://t.co/dhwOQN2G6y">pic.twitter.com/dhwOQN2G6y</a>
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Because the OCE&#8217;s board found there was not &#8220;substantial reason to believe that Rep. Bowman may have obstructed or attempted to impede an official House proceeding,&#8221; it recommended the committee dismiss the allegation. But the board did vouch for further review of the allegation that Bowman &#8220;willfully and knowingly gave a false alarm of fire in the District of Columbia.&#8221;
Bowman also said in his <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/2023/9/statement-from-congressman-jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official statement</a> that he &#8220;mistakenly&#8221; activated the fire alarm &#8220;thinking it would open the door,&#8221; another claim disputed by the OCE report.
&#8220;OCE staff obtained evidence appearing to contradict Rep. Bowman’s claim that he mistakenly activated the fire alarm. Surveillance video obtained by the OCE shows Rep. Bowman deliberately pulling the fire alarm lever without ever looking back to determine whether the alarm facilitated the opening of the emergency doors,&#8221; it said, adding, &#8220;Indeed &#8230; Rep. Bowman casually walked away from the secured area upon triggering the fire alarm, appearing seemingly disinterested in actually departing through the exit.&#8221;
The OCE report was published on Thursday by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee. Although the panel <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-ethics-declines-probe-into-bowman-over-false-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declined to open a probe</a> in November, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ethics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethics</a> Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-78" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> on Thursday that some members wanted to wait on taking action until OCE made its referral. They said OCE submitted the referral in December, shortly after the GOP-led House <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-votes-to-censure-bowman-over-fire-alarm-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting in December to formally rebuke</a> Bowman over the fire alarm incident. And that ended up being the deciding factor for the panel not to move forward.
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&#8220;In light of the House’s intervening censure of Representative Bowman, the Committee determined that further review of Representative Bowman’s conduct would be moot,&#8221; the leaders said, adding that their panel &#8220;separately confirmed that Representative Bowman has complied with the relevant terms of his deferred sentencing agreement&#8221; from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-congressman-pleads-guilty-to-pulling-capitol-fire-alarm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">plea deal</a> on a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm. Citing house rules, the leaders said their panel would not review the matter further.
Another document published on Thursday was <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/OCE%20Report%20and%20Findings%20Exhibits_11.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a transcript of an interview</a> OCE&#8217;s counsel conducted with Bowman. Pressed on the Signal messages and why he did not reach out to Capitol Police to explain the circumstances for why he triggered the fire alarm, Bowman claimed his &#8220;whole mind&#8221; was focused on spending talks and the possible impacts of a government shutdown. Bowman also denied that he intended to obstruct an official proceeding.

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The House Ethics Committee is reportedly expanding its investigation into Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) as it has reached out to multiple new witnesses.
ABC News reported that the Republican-led Committee has reached out to &#8220;individuals who have ties to the initial Justice Department investigation into Gaetz.&#8221;
The Committee was focusing on possible lobbying violations by Gaetz, the report said, but after its contact with individuals tied to the DOJ&#8217;s criminal investigation, the Committee appears to be looking into the &#8220;sex trafficking investigation into the Florida congressman,&#8221; the report said.
Gaetz responded to ABC News&#8217; report in a statement: &#8220;It&#8217;s great to see the Ethics Committee has interests beyond trading stocks. They seem to be quite the unusual whales.&#8221;
The Committee reopened its probe into Gaetz in July 2023 after the DOJ asked it to delay its initial probe into the congressman. The DOJ&#8217;s probe ended without no charges against Gaetz.
&#8220;I was cleared by the Department of Justice and the FBI, who looked into my life for years,&#8221; Gaetz said over the summer. &#8220;Now, I believe that the House Ethics Committee is trying to weaponize their process against me because every once in a while up here I&#8217;m a rabble-rouser and I don&#8217;t go along to get along. And right now, I&#8217;m forcing this body to have deal with our debt and our spending.&#8221;
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&#8220;I think all the days in Congress, there are probably in the seven years I&#8217;ve been in Congress there have only been tens of days when I haven&#8217;t been under one form of ethics investigation or another,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never been found to have violated any ethical laws. I won&#8217;t be found to have violated them in this matter either.&#8221;

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A watchdog group filed an ethics complaint on Monday against several members of Congress including Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/nancy-pelosi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nancy Pelosi</a> (D-CA) and Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY), accusing the Democratic lawmakers of abusing official resources for political benefit. 
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed the complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics against Reps. Cori Bush (D-MO), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Sean Casten (D-IL), Greg Casar (D-TX), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Ritchie Torres (D-NY). They are all accused of linking official government resources to their campaign accounts, a violation of federal law and House ethics rules regulating the social media activity of Congress.
The lawmakers “have all published numerous social media posts on their campaign accounts either using official government resources or re-posting official government content, including official photographs and video, work product, and official social media posts,” according to a copy of the <a href="https://65db7681-e755-4cff-abe7-1d9e373df4db.usrfiles.com/ugd/65db76_a61e7c9a334a4837835b7e47e084a9c3.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaint</a> first shared with The Daily Wire. 
FACT said that the violations are serious because they allow politicians to give a sense of official legitimacy to campaign accounts. 
“Though to some it may seem like a simple thing on the surface, the Members choosing to break this law do it for a reason — it advantages them politically. The various codes governing elected officials’ behavior all purposefully — and wisely — prevent Members from blatantly leveraging their currently held office to either get reelected or to use their position to gain a future position,” the letter said. 
The complaint included about 91 pages of evidence documenting the violations of official House rules. One example included Pelosi posting House January 6 footage from her official campaign account. 
“This is not an isolated incident. These violations are rampant and obvious, and clearly the OCE’s failure to act has encouraged continued violations. This failure has also incentivized these Members to use House proceedings for political campaigning rather than doing what is in the best interest of the country,” FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold told The Daily Wire.
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 “Likewise, it is also clear why these Members are doing this, it&#8217;s for a political advantage and one that is paid for by the taxpayers. The OCE has both the authority and a clear responsibility to ensure each ethics violation is dealt with swiftly. Not doing so both permits clear violations to continue and erodes the public’s trust in the OCE itself,” she added. 
FACT has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/government-watchdog-files-ethics-complaint-against-florida-democrat-congressman-over-alleged-abuse-of-official-resources" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed similar individual complaints</a> against other members of Congress this year, including Frost, Casten, and Rep. Reuben Gallego (R-AZ).

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The House Committee on Ethics opened up an investigation into whether Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) violated the law during her campaigns in 2022.
Cherfilus-McCormick is under investigation for alleged violations of campaign finance laws, failure to disclose information, and a work violation during her 2022 special and general election campaigns. 
A statement from the Ethics committee <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-77" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a> that the congresswoman “may have violated campaign finance laws and regulations in connection with her 2022 special election and/or 2022 re-election campaigns; failed to properly disclose required information on statements required to be filed with the House; and/or accepted voluntary services for official work from an individual not employed in her congressional office.”
The committee voted unanimously to create a panel to investigate the Florida Democrat, which will be headed up by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) with Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) as the ranking member. Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) will also be on the investigative panel. 
“The Committee notes that the mere fact of establishing an Investigative Subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred,” the Ethics committee said.
 Jonathan Levin, a spokesperson for Cherfilus-McCormick, said that the congresswoman was working to “resolve” the inquiry. 
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“As the Ethics Committee said in its statement, the mere fact of establishing an investigative subcommittee does not itself indicate that any violation occurred,” Levin <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-ethics-investigation-00133246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Regardless, the Congresswoman takes these matters seriously and is working to resolve them.”
Cherfilus-McCormick <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sheila_Cherfilus-McCormick" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first won</a> election to the House in a January 2022 special election where she won 79% of the vote before winning re-election in November 2022 with 72% of the vote. She is a <a href="https://cherfilus-mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-jayapal-announces-congressional-progressive-caucus-executive-board" target="_blank" rel="noopener">member</a> of the Left-wing Congressional Progressive Caucus, where she serves as deputy whip. 
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She has been a critic of Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump. Earlier this month, Cherfilus-McCormick, along with other Florida Democrats, <a href="https://cherfilus-mccormick.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-cherfilus-mccormick-wasserman-schultz-lead-call-desantis-end-florida-book" target="_blank" rel="noopener">took aim</a> at DeSantis over his push to remove sexually explicit books from Florida schools. 
In August, she said that the indictment of Trump in Georgia, which many Republicans say is politically motivated, shows that “no American is above the law.” 
&#8220;Over the course of 2023, the former president has now been indicted four times. Donald Trump is entitled to his day in court, but these latest charges are alarming and should by no means be considered part of a larger ‘witch hunt.’ Deeming them as such is not only inaccurate, but it threatens the very rule of law upon which our nation was founded. No different than the previous indictments, this one must also proceed without outside interference,” she said.

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Former White House Chief COVID Adviser <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/anthony-fauci" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Anthony Fauci</a> claimed during a recent interview that he no longer felt the need to attend church because his &#8220;personal ethics on life&#8221; were enough.
Fauci made the comments during a conversation with BBC special correspondent — and frequent MSNBC contributor — Kathy Kay, also citing &#8220;problems&#8221; with the organized church as a whole.
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Anthony Fauci explains that although he identifies as Catholic, his “personal ethics on life” are so strong that he has no need to practice the religion. “It seems like a pro forma thing that I don’t really need to do.” <a href="https://t.co/r5YbCs2gbM">pic.twitter.com/r5YbCs2gbM</a>
&mdash; Laura Powell (@LauraPowellEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraPowellEsq/status/1733594715847864818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During the interview, Fauci pointed out the chapel where he and his wife were married — and Kay, noting the beauty of the chapel, asked whether he still went there for church services.
&#8220;You don&#8217;t practice anymore, do you?&#8221; she pressed. &#8220;Why?&#8221;
&#8220;A number of complicated reasons,&#8221; Fauci began, but Kay was not ready to let the topic drop.
&#8220;Go on, you have a whole corridor,&#8221; she laughed, as the camera showed them walking down a long hall.
&#8220;First of all, I think my own personal ethics on life are, I think, enough to keep me going on the right path,&#8221; he claimed. &#8220;And I think that there are enough negative aspects about the organizational church — that you&#8217;re very well aware of.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m not against it,&#8221; Fauci continued. &#8220;I identify myself as a Catholic — I was raised, I was baptized, I was confirmed, I was married in the church, my children were baptized in the church — but as far as practicing it, it seems almost like a pro forma thing that I don&#8217;t really need to do.&#8221;
Critics were not impressed with Fauci&#8217;s take on religion, with many suggesting that his own high opinion of himself left little room for any deity.
&#8220;Wow. Even Narcissus didn’t love himself this much,&#8221; Adele Scalia posted.
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Wow. Even Narcissus didn’t love himself this much. <a href="https://t.co/z9dLl01PgK">https://t.co/z9dLl01PgK</a>
&mdash; Adele Scalia (@AdeleScalia) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdeleScalia/status/1733677950304768249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;He played God once. Why should he have to take a demotion?&#8221; Stephen L. Miller added.
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He played God once. Why should he have to take a demotion? <a href="https://t.co/BRVp2O0lQ1">https://t.co/BRVp2O0lQ1</a>
&mdash; Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href="https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/1733689528978702582?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;So &#8230; He&#8217;s very NOT Catholic, then. Religious illiteracy is a major problem in our news media. Also &#8230; &#8216;Identifies as Catholic&#8217;?????&#8221; Larry O&#8217;Connor observed.
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So&#8230; He&#39;s very NOT Catholic, then. 🤷‍♂️
Religious illiteracy is a major problem in our news media. 
Also&#8230; &quot;Identifies as Catholic&quot;????? <a href="https://t.co/kkomgK52GA">https://t.co/kkomgK52GA</a>
&mdash; L A R R Y (@LarryOConnor) <a href="https://twitter.com/LarryOConnor/status/1733883297841676424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Fauci definitely falls asleep at night on a Fauci pillow under a huge wall painting of himself as a centaur,&#8221; Doug Powers said.
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Fauci definitely falls asleep at night on a Fauci pillow under a huge wall painting of himself as a centaur. <a href="https://t.co/4rMphVDlwt">https://t.co/4rMphVDlwt</a>
&mdash; Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePowersThatBe/status/1733830134845587892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘Even Narcissus Didn’t Love Himself This Much’: Fauci Doesn’t Need Church, His ‘Personal Ethics’ Are Enough

'Even Narcissus Didn't Love Himself This Much': Fauci Doesn't Need Church, His 'Personal Ethics' Are Enough

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)</a> will not be investigated by the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee for pulling a fire alarm in a House office building ahead of a government spending vote at the end of September when there was not an emergency.
In a <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Press%20Release_305.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brief statement</a> on Wednesday, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ethics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethics</a> Chairman Michael Guest (R-MS) and ranking member Susan Wild (D-PA) announced that a majority of the panel&#8217;s members &#8220;did not agree&#8221; to establish an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) or report to the House regarding Bowman&#8217;s conduct.
The firm alarm triggered by Bowman, a former <a href="https://bowman.house.gov/biography" target="_blank" rel="noopener">middle school principal</a> and member of the leftist &#8220;Squad,&#8221; led to an evacuation of Cannon House Office Building and a Capitol Police investigation that resulted in a criminal referral to prosecutors in Washington, D.C.
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🚨 NEW FOOTAGE: Democrat Rep. Jamaal Bowman removes warning signs before pulling the fire alarm in a House office building last month <a href="https://t.co/dhwOQN2G6y">pic.twitter.com/dhwOQN2G6y</a>
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Bowman pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of falsely pulling a fire alarm, agreeing to pay a $1,000 fine, serve three months probation, and issue a formal apology to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP).
“I really regret that this caused so much confusion and that people had to evacuate, and I just caused a disturbance. I hate that. It’s pretty embarrassing,” Bowman said after his plea hearing, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/bowman-fire-alarm-house-shutdown-vote-misdemeanor-c32d97c1d86f2f1769596613d29678f3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Associated Press</a>.
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Though the incident took place during a showdown over spending that ultimately resulted in Washington averting a government shutdown with a 45-day continuing resolution, Bowman denied that pulling the alarm was a delay tactic.
“It was the exact opposite – I was trying urgently to get to a vote, which I ultimately did and joined my colleagues in a bipartisan effort to keep our government open,&#8221; Bowman said in a statement, insisting that he &#8220;mistakenly&#8221; thought activating the fire alarm would open a door that was &#8220;usually open for votes&#8221; but on that weekend day &#8220;would not open.&#8221;
House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (R-WI) released a <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseAdmin/status/1717281077893464560" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> last month dismissing Bowman&#8217;s explanation of what transpired on September 30, citing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bowman-charged-over-fire-alarm-incident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">findings by law enforcement</a>.
&#8220;Rep. Bowman&#8217;s excuse does not pass the sniff test. After pulling the fire alarm, Rep. Bowman fled the scene, passed by multiple Capitol Police officers and had every opportunity to alert USCP of his mistake,&#8221; Steil said. &#8220;I want to thank U.S. Capitol Police for their swift attention to this incident, and encourage the Ethics Committee to further pursue this matter.&#8221;

Rep. Jamaal Bowman

House Ethics Declines Probe Into Bowman Over False Fire Alarm

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-santos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Santos</a> (R-NY) said on Thursday he will not seek re-election in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2024-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2024</a> after the release of a scathing <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-house-of-representatives" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House</a> Ethics Committee report on his conduct.
The Long Island Republican released a statement on X that criticized the ethics inquiry as a political &#8220;smear,&#8221; but he ended it by announcing that he will not run for a second term.
&#8220;I will remain steadfast in fighting for my rights and for defending my name in the face of adversity. I am humbled yet again and reminded that I am human and I have flaws, but I will not stand by as I am stoned by those who have flaws themselves,&#8221; Santos said.
&#8220;I will continue on my mission to serve my constituents up until I am allowed,&#8221; Santos added. &#8220;I will however NOT be seeking re-election for a second term in 2024 as my family deserves better than to be under the gun from the press all the time.&#8221;
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If there was a single ounce of ETHICS in the “Ethics committee”, they would have not released this biased report. The Committee went to extraordinary lengths to smear myself and my legal team about me not being forthcoming (My legal bills suggest otherwise).
It is a disgusting…
&mdash; George Santos (@MrSantosNY) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1725182414769512783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The House Ethics Committee unveiled a <a href="https://punchbowl.news/isc-santos-report/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">56-page report</a> on Thursday that said investigators uncovered a &#8220;complex web of unlawful activity&#8221; involving Santos&#8217; campaign, personal, and business finances since they began their review earlier this year. The panel determined the congressman&#8217;s &#8220;conduct warrants public condemnation, is beneath the dignity of the office, and has brought severe discredit upon the House.&#8221;
In addition, congressional investigators gathered &#8220;substantial evidence&#8221; of Santos violating federal criminal laws and the panel&#8217;s members voted unanimously to refer their findings to the Department of Justice, the committee <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/press-releases/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-76" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a release.
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Santos has already <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded not guilty</a> to 23 federal charges, which include aggravated identity theft, wire fraud, and conspiracy. A judge set a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/politics/george-santos-plea/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trial date</a> for Santos in early September of next year, roughly two months before the 2024 election.
Two of Santos&#8217; former aides have <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded</a> <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sam-miele-fundraiser-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty/story?id=104875146" target="_blank" rel="noopener">guilty</a> in recent weeks.
Santos previously <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3900043-george-santos-files-paperwork-for-2024-reelection/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filed</a> paperwork for a re-election campaign and challengers have been <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/24/george-santos-challengers-2024-00122837" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lining up</a> to compete for his seat in 2024.
Throughout this year, Santos faced calls to resign and so far had survived <a href="https://rollcall.com/2023/11/01/rep-george-santos-easily-survives-second-attempt-to-expel-him-from-congress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple attempts</a> by colleagues to expel him from the House. Republicans in New York have been among Santos&#8217; loudest critics and <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-expel-house-republicans-new-york-249bd2341d157bc6727b77607d8d45ae" target="_blank" rel="noopener">led</a> the latest unsuccessful effort to expel him.
Upon the release of the ethics report, House members quickly started <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-ethics-committee-head-moves-to-expel-george-santos-after-release-of-damning-report?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declaring their intent</a> to try again and secure Santos&#8217; ouster before his term ends.
Santos called the ethics investigation a &#8220;disgusting politicized smear&#8221; and particularly took issue with the report&#8217;s assertion that he was not fully cooperative with the inquiry.
He said anyone who was involved in the probe should be &#8220;ashamed&#8221; of themselves. He also called for an Article V constitutional convention to address issues facing the United States, including border security and national debt that&#8217;s <a href="https://www.usdebtclock.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approaching $34 trillion</a>.
&#8220;Public service life was never a goal or a dream, but I stepped up to the occasion when I felt my country needed it most,&#8221; Santos said. &#8220;I will 100% continue to maintain my commitment to my conservative values in my remaining time in Congress.&#8221;

U.S. Congressman-elect George Santos

George Santos Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election After Release Of Ethics Report

George Santos Says He Won't Seek Re-Election After Release Of Ethics Report

George Santos

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> unveiled a formal ethics code this week amid <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/key-allegations-against-clarence-thomas-democrats-call-probe-1819296">scrutiny</a> from the media and Congress over concerns that the justices have failed to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/longtime-thomas-friend-hits-back-at-democratic-probe-into-financial-records" target="_blank" rel="noopener">properly disclose gifts</a> and did not recuse themselves in cases in which they might have a conflict of interest.
A <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/Code-of-Conduct-for-Justices_November_13_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">15-page document</a>, featuring a statement at the top and a &#8220;Code of Conduct&#8221; below, was <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/pressreleases/pr_11-13-23" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to the high court&#8217;s website on Monday. All nine members, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, signed off on adhering to the five &#8220;canon&#8221; rules.
The five canons, many of which included subsections, said a justice &#8220;should uphold the integrity and independence of the judiciary,&#8221; &#8220;should avoid impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all activities,&#8221; &#8220;should perform the duties of office fairly, impartially, and diligently,&#8221; &#8220;may engage in extrajudicial activities that are consistent with the obligations of the judicial office,&#8221; and &#8220;should refrain from political activity.&#8221;
A &#8220;statement of the Court&#8221; offered a brief explanation for drawing out an ethics code without getting into specific media reports on ethical questions and a lack of transparency that have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/clarence-thomas-cites-safety-concerns-for-private-jet-travel-after-dobbs-leak" target="_blank" rel="noopener">dogged conservative</a> justices, including Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, as well as <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/04/politics/sonia-sotomayor-neil-gorsuch-book-recusal-supreme-court-cases/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">liberal Justice</a> Sonia Sotomayor in recent months while fueling an <a href="https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/releases/durbin-announces-judiciary-committee-will-no-longer-vote-to-authorize-subpoena-for-robin-arkley-following-cooperation-in-supreme-court-ethics-investigation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation led by the Democrat-led Senate Judiciary Committee</a>.
&#8220;The undersigned Justices are promulgating this Code of Conduct to set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics rules and principles that guide the conduct of the Members of the Court,&#8221; the statement said.
&#8220;For the most part these rules and principles are not new: The Court has long had the equivalent of common law ethics rules, that is, a body of rules derived from a variety of sources, including statutory provisions, the code that applies to other members of the federal judiciary, ethics advisory opinions issued by the Judicial Conference Committee on Codes of Conduct, and historic practice,&#8221; the statement added.
&#8220;The absence of a Code, however, has led in recent years to the misunderstanding that the Justices of this Court, unlike all other jurists in this country, regard themselves as unrestricted by any ethics rules,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;To dispel this misunderstanding, we are issuing this Code, which largely represents a codification of principles that we have long regarded as governing our conduct.&#8221;

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Supreme Court Reveals Ethics Code For Justices

Clarence Thomas

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Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Amy Coney Barrett this week called for the Supreme Court to adopt an ethics code, calling it a &#8220;good idea.&#8221;
Barrett made the remark during a University of Minnesota Law School event on Monday.
&#8220;It would be a good idea for us to do it,&#8221; Barrett said during a discussion at the event with Robert Stein, a longtime law professor and the American Bar Association&#8217;s former chief operating officer.
&#8220;Particularly so that we can communicate to the public exactly what it is that we are doing in a clearer way,&#8221; Barrett added.
Barrett noted that her fellow justices broadly support the idea of an ethics code such as the ones lower court judges follow.
&#8220;There is no lack of consensus among the justices,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/amy-coney-barrett-says-supreme-court-ethics-rules-good-idea-rcna120718" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;There&#8217;s unanimity among all nine justices that we should and do hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards possible.&#8221;
The Supreme Court is currently the only court in the federal judiciary that does not require its nine justices to adhere to a formal code of ethics. Although they do not have a formal ethics code, justices do follow other rules such as <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/31/financial-disclosures-clarence-thomas-samuel-alito-scotus-00113595" target="_blank" rel="noopener">filing</a> financial disclosure reports every year.
In April, Justice Clarence Thomas defended traveling with his close friend Harlan Crow, a real estate magnate and billionaire Republican donor, after allegations that he failed to report the trips.
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“As friends do, we have joined them on a number of family trips during the more than quarter century we have known them,” Thomas <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/clarence-thomas-shreds-leftist-hit-piece-have-always-sought-to-comply-with-the-disclosure-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “Early in my tenure at the Court, I sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary, and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends, who did not have business before the Court, was not reportable.&#8221;
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/liberal-scotus-justice-took-3m-from-book-publisher-didnt-recuse-from-its-cases" target="_blank" rel="noopener">attracted ethics concerns</a> around her literary career. Sotomayor&#8217;s taxpayer-funded court staff have been repeatedly involved in setting up speaking events to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-sotomayor-book-sales-ethics-colleges-b2cb93493f927f995829762cb8338c02" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promote</a> her memoir and children’s books, which have earned the justice at least $3.7 million.
Justice Samuel Alito was also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-contributor-exploits-missing-sub-tragedy-to-wish-death-on-scotus-justice" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> of not properly reporting a luxury fishing trip he took to Alaska in 2008, during which he reportedly traveled on a private jet with hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer. Alito was also accused of failing to recuse himself from cases involving Singer.
Alito responded to the criticism in June, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/propublica-misleads-its-readers-alito-gifts-disclosure-alaska-singer-23b51eda?ns=prod/accounts-wsj" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saying</a> that he had no obligation to recuse himself from any of the cases in question because he was unaware of Singer&#8217;s connection to any of them. He added that he had only met Singer on a &#8220;handful of occasions,&#8221; and the two only ever engaged in small talk.
At least two other justices have <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/08/04/kagan-supreme-court-ethics-code" target="_blank" rel="noopener">indicated</a> they <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/07/justice-kavanaugh-ethics-supreme-court/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">support</a> implementing an official ethics code as well, Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
“I’m hopeful that there will be some concrete steps taken soon on that,” Kavanaugh said last month.

Senators Meet With Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Says Supreme Court Ethics Code Is A ‘Good Idea’

Justice Amy Coney Barrett Says Supreme Court Ethics Code Is A 'Good Idea'

Amy Coney Barrett

Brett Kavanaugh

Some House Republican members are reportedly preparing to file a motion to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) from Congress pending a forthcoming report from the House Ethics Committee about his alleged behavior.
The news comes as Gaetz prepares to file a motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) this week in what many top Republicans say is a personal vendetta against McCarthy because of the Ethics Committee investigation, which was launched during the last Congress when Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was Speaker.
CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/matt-gaetz-house-ethics-committee-investigation/index.html">reported</a> over the summer that investigators are currently &#8220;focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct.&#8221;
When Democrats launched the probe in 2021, they <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/CRPT-117hrpt706_0.pdf">announced</a> that they were looking into allegations that Gaetz &#8220;may have engaged in sexual misconduct and/or illicit drug use, shared inappropriate images or videos on the House floor, misused state identification records, converted campaign funds to personal use, and/or accepted a bribe, improper gratuity, or impermissible gift.&#8221;
Fox News reported on Sunday that House Republican members will &#8220;will seek to expel Gaetz if the ethics committee report comes back with findings of guilt.&#8221;
&#8220;No one can stand him at this point,&#8221; one member told Fox News. &#8220;A smart guy without morals.&#8221;
Gaetz has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and responded to Fox News&#8217; report with the following post on X:
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&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1708479062409171330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2023</a></blockquote>
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One lawmaker who came out and defended Gaetz was Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who posted on X that it was &#8220;UNETHICAL to threaten to expel a member for following and using house rules that the ENTIRE conference agreed too.&#8221;
Gaetz took significant heat late last week for handling leverage to Democrat lawmakers by sabotaging a short-term funding bill that would have kept the U.S. government open and included &#8220;a spending reduction, money for border security, and a commission on the growing federal debt,&#8221; The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/matt-gaetz-bidens-favorite-republican-politics-government-shutdown-cb084a55?mod=hp_opin_pos_4#cxrecs_s">noted</a>.
Instead, Republicans did not get any of that becauses Gaetz and several other Republicans rejected it and they were forced to cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government open.
&#8220;The only way he can be successful is if he has 200 plus Democrats,&#8221; Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gaetz-slammed-bailing-dems-budget-battle-giving-them-potential-leverage-ousting-speaker?intcmp=tw_fnc">said</a> during an interview on Sunday. &#8220;Basically, Gaetz is going to work with Nancy Pelosi, Hakeem Jeffries, and the rest of the Democrats in order to remove the Republican speaker… If you remove a Republican speaker, that then puts the Democrats in power, these investigations will be done and stalled. That is unacceptable of Matt Gaetz.&#8221;
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich posted on X: &#8220;Is Gaetz secretly an agent for the Democratic Party? No one else is doing as much to undermine, weaken and cripple the House GOP.&#8221;
Conservative media personality Mark Levin said Gaetz and the others &#8220;sabotaged&#8221; the conservative spending bill. &#8220;They rant and rave without a plan and without a real objective and now we get this 45 day CR,&#8221; Levin said. &#8220;THEY did this. And predictably, they desperately blame everyone else.&#8221;
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Conservatives got the whole of the House GOP to agree to cut the government by 8% as their opening negotiation with the Senate, but Matt Gaetz decided his grudge against Speaker McCarthy was more important. So he helped scuttle cuts, and now the government is going to grow.
&mdash; Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) <a href="https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/1708192264202129689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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House Lawmakers Work On Funding Deal As Possible Government Shutdown Looms

Some House Republicans Seek To Expel Matt Gaetz Pending Report From Ethics Committee

Kevin McCarthy

Sexual Misconduct

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/she-aint-worth-it-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-intervenes-in-verbal-confrontation-between-marjorie-taylor-greene-and-jamaal-bowman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s</a> (D-NY) office says that she has never been married — but according to a new report from The Washington Free Beacon, she has identified her fiancé as her &#8220;spouse&#8221; on several forms filed with the House Ethics Committee.
The <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/aoc-cites-longtime-partner-as-spouse-but-keeps-his-finances-under-wraps-a-potential-breach-of-ethics-rules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a>, written by investigative journalist Andrew Kerr, detailed <a href="https://disclosures-clerk.house.gov/gtimages/MT/2023/500025932.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forms</a> pertaining to the congresswoman&#8217;s official travel in 2022 and 2023 that were submitted to the committee — in which Riley Roberts, Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s fiancé, was listed as her &#8220;spouse.&#8221; Also submitted were the New York Rep&#8217;s financial disclosure statements — on which Roberts was also referred to as her &#8220;spouse,&#8221; but his finances were not disclosed.
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If AOC is indeed married, her spouse&#39;s finances are now subject to public disclosure.
But she did not disclose any of Roberts’s reportable stock holdings, assets, or income on her latest financial disclosure, though she did make two references to her &quot;spouse&quot; in the filing. <a href="https://t.co/USREG8xvdI">pic.twitter.com/USREG8xvdI</a>
&mdash; Andrew Kerr (@AndrewKerrNC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewKerrNC/status/1701933017726370207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The issue, Kerr explained, is fairly simple: if the pair are not married, then Roberts cannot be named her &#8220;spouse&#8221; on official travel forms. And if they are, Roberts must disclose his finances according to House rules.
The congresswoman&#8217;s office told the Free Beacon that Ocasio-Cortez and Roberts have never been legally married. However, spokeswoman Lauren Hitt appeared to brush the criticism aside – claiming that &#8220;House Ethics has commonly recognized the term spouse to extend to long-term partners.&#8221;
According to the report, that is not true — the House Ethics Committee <a href="https://ethics.house.gov/sites/ethics.house.gov/files/documents/Dec%202022%20House%20Ethics%20Manual%20website%20version.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defines marriage</a> specifically as &#8220;someone to whom you are legally married.&#8221;
According the the Free Beacon&#8217;s report, Hitt could have been referring to the Office of Congressional Ethics, which considers a long-term romantic partner to be &#8220;synonymous with a spouse&#8221; — but her actions would be governed by the committee.
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But the question was still raised in the report: if Roberts was Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s &#8220;spouse&#8221; for the purpose of overseas travel, why would he not also be her &#8220;spouse&#8221; for the purposes of financial disclosures?
With regard to their finances, as long as Ocasio-Cortez and Roberts remain unmarried, the boyfriend loophole exempts Roberts from financial disclosure requirements.
&#8220;If they were married then she would be required to disclose his finances on her 2022 financial disclosure,&#8221; Kendra Arnold, executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, told the Free Beacon. &#8220;There is no exception to this rule.&#8221;

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Filings Suggest AOC Is Married, Her Office Says No: Here’s Why That’s A House Ethics Issue

Filings Suggest AOC Is Married, Her Office Says No: Here's Why That's A House Ethics Issue

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