New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a far-left activist who represents part of New York City, has been handed a rebuke from the House Ethics Committee for claiming her live-in other is her “spouse” but also is not her “spouse.”
A report in the Free Beacon noted that AOC considers Riley Roberts her “spouse” when the issue is accepting gifts that normally would be available only the spouses of members of Congress.
Such as a free ticket worth $35,000 to the 2021 Met Gala, or possession of a “spouse pin” that allows him access to non-public areas of the Capitol complex.
But he’s not a spouse when it comes to public disclosure of his finances.
That differentiation is according to lawyer David Mitrani, who wrote to the ethics committee justifying her claims.
Actually, the report said, Cortez has “lived with Roberts since 2016 and the pair became engaged in 2022, but there’s no evidence the couple has legally tied the knot, and Ocasio-Cortez hasn’t been pictured wearing her engagement ring in public since November 2023.”