In aĀ report released Friday,Ā the committee said that Ocasio-Cortez ā€œproactively took steps to complyā€ with House rules, including using personal funds to rent apparel that would typically be gifted or loaned to Met Gala attendees.

But the report states that,Ā ā€œdespite Representative Ocasio-Cortez’s significant attempts, the Committee found that she failed to fully comply with the Gift Rule by impermissibly accepting a gift of free admission to the 2021 Met Gala for her partner and by failing to pay full fair market value for some of the items worn to the event.ā€

The ethics panel said it did not find evidence that Ocasio-Cortez ā€œintentionally underpaidā€ for costs related to the event, and that ā€œin many instances,ā€Ā she had relied on a campaign staffer to handle discussions of payment and the advice of her counsel to determine the amounts.

. . . The ethics committee alsoĀ released a separate reportĀ related to Rep. Mike Kelly, a Pennsylvania Republican,Ā and allegations that his wife may have bought stock in a steel company based on confidential or nonpublic information he learned in his role as a congressman.

The committee said that it reviewed allegations referred by the Office of Congressional Conduct and ā€œdid not find evidence that he knowingly or intentionally caused his spouse to trade based on insider information.ā€

But the report said that the panelĀ ā€œdid not receive full cooperation from Mrs. Kelly and was therefore unable to determine whether her stock purchase was improper.ā€

The report concluded by saying that ā€œRepresentative Kelly should ensure that he and Mrs. Kelly divest of all shares of Cleveland-Cliffs before taking any further official action relating to the company.ā€

This some bull shit right here.

    • LilB0kChoy@piefed.social
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      I said ā€œvery likelyā€ because he is not a reliable source/witness.

      There’s a Wikipedia page about all the false or misleading things he says.

      I believe he did but I tend to follow the journalistic two-source rule for definitive statements.