The House Ethics Committee announced it will pursue an investigation into Rep. Carolyn Maloney over allegations that the New York Democrat may have improperly solicited tickets to the Met Gala in 2016 and 2020.
According to a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics released on Monday, evidence indicated Maloney, who currently chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and is set to leave Congress at the end of this term, “made a phone call to Witness A, a former president of the Met, to request an invitation to the Met Gala after the gala organizers had decided not to invite her to that year’s event.
“These efforts to gain free attendance may implicate the prohibition on solicitation of gifts under federal law and House rules and render inapplicable any otherwise applicable gift exception for attendance at charitable events,” the report said. The OCE’s findings note that Maloney secured grants and federal funding that benefited the Met and pressed for the museum to remain in her district.
Current House gift guidance says that, in relation to charity events, members “may accept an unsolicited offer of free attendance for a charity fundraising event for you and a spouse or dependent child” but “emphasizes that solicitation of a gift is impermissible.” Tickets to the event cost around $30,000 and upwards of $200,000 for a table.In an interview with OCE, Maloney said that"she did not recall a year in which she was not invited to the Met Gala. Specifically, Rep.
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