AOC going through House ethics investigation after ‘Tax the Rich’ Met Gala freebie

The House Ethics Committee is investigating Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the congressional panel confirmed Wednesday.

The eight-member committee provided no particulars with reference to the nature of the investigation, saying solely that it had decided to extend its consideration of a matter dropped at its consideration on June 23 of this yr, and would announce its ultimate plan of motion some time subsequent yr.

But socialist darling AOC was the subject of two complaints submitted to the Office of Congressional Ethics over her attendance in the end yr’s Met Gala.

Ocasio-Cortez made waves on the gala carrying a designer-made costume emblazoned with the phrases: “Tax the Rich.”

Both complaints allege the socialist rep, 33, broke House pointers by accepting free tickets to the star-studded affair.

“The Committee notes 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,” an announcement be taught.

Lawmakers are allowed beneath chamber guidelines to take free tickets to charity events straight from organizers — and The Post has beforehand reported that Ocasio-Cortez and her now-fiancé Riley Roberts had been straight invited by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Conservative groups allege, nonetheless, that such an allowance doesn’t apply to the Met Gala, since invitations are managed by a for-profit agency — media conglomerate Conde Nast — and the tables on the event are equally sponsored by firm entities.

The American Accountability Foundation — the group behind the preliminary ethics grievance filed in direction of the congresswoman — claimed that Instagram “was able to purchase access to Representative Ocasio-Cortez that is unavailable to average citizens” by sponsoring a desk on the gala.

The second ethics grievance, filed by the National Legal and Policy Center, alleged that the borrowed white Brother Vellies gown worn by AOC — which featured the alleged “Tax The Rich” in purple lettering on the once more — constituted an impermissible current on account of it was “directly related to AOC’s ‘position with the House’ as a highly visible and controversial Member.”

“If AOC had not been a Member, she would not have been invited to the Gala,” the NLPC grievance be taught, “and even if she would have been invited as a private citizen, the designer would not have made a special dress for her to wear at the event.”

It is unclear if the probe acknowledged Wednesday is claimed to the Met Gala complaints, nevertheless the identical grievance lodged in direction of outgoing Democratic Rep. Carolyn Maloney was moreover referred to the House Ethics Committee on June 23 of this yr.

The Maloney grievance alleged she violated House pointers by requesting tickets to the 2016 model of the gala after she was left off the preliminary customer guidelines.

In an announcement to The Post on Wednesday, Ocasio-Cortez’s office said the rep had carried out nothing incorrect.

“The Congresswoman has always taken ethics incredibly seriously, refusing any donations from lobbyists, corporations, or other special interests,” an announcement be taught. “We are confident that this matter will be dismissed.”