Congressional Committee Announces Investigation Into Ocasio-Cortez

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is under congressional investigation, the House Ethics Committee announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon.

“The Acting Chairwoman and Acting Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics have jointly decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, which was transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on June 23, 2022,” the committee said in a statement.

The statement said 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.”

No information was released on why the committee was investigating Ocasio-Cortez.