{"id":1869023,"date":"2023-03-06T10:57:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:57:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-was-warned-against-accepting-met-gala-invite-emails-show\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T10:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T15:59:51","slug":"aoc-was-warned-against-accepting-met-gala-invite-emails-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-was-warned-against-accepting-met-gala-invite-emails-show\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC was warned against accepting Met Gala invite, emails show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-was-warned-against-accepting-met-gala-invite-emails-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1869023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_77880927\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"AOC gloats after construction of Virginia Amazon headquarters halts amid job cuts\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Rep. 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Ocasio-Cortez said the halting of construction vindicated her concerns that the project was a \" scam of public funds.>               <meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M46S\">               <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-03 22:00:15\">               <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/localimages\/1253605_th_1677880815.jpg64060d7b937da.jpg\">               <meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.brid.tv\/live\/partners\/19383\/sd\/1253605.mp4\">              <\/div>\n<p>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var _bp=_bp||[]; _bp.push({ \"div\": \"Brid_77880927\", \"obj\": {\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"video\":\"1253605\"} }); <\/script>               <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\"><\/span>Rep. was warned by an anti-corruption attorney <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s<\/a> Staff of the Democratic Party (NY) oppose accepting invites from <i>Vogue <\/i>To attend the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/aoc-met-gala-saga-violated-federal-law-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Met Gala<\/a>, emails show. <\/p>\n<p>Lawyer warned <i>Vogue&#8217;s<\/i> Advance Media Publications (parent company) was a registered <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lobby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lobbyist<\/a> She appeared to indicate that she would attend the gala with her boyfriend if invited by event organizers. Ocasio Cortez accepted with her boyfriend<i> <\/i>Tickets to the Gala <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/aoc-met-gala-saga-violated-federal-law-explained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AOC&#8217;S MET GALA DRAMA EXPLAINED<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Congresswoman could accept an invitation from [the Met], but not from <i>Vogue<\/i>,&#8221; According to the lawyer, <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/ethics.house.gov\/press-releases\/statement-chairman-and-ranking-member-committee-ethics-regarding-representative-70\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> The Congressional Ethics Committee has made these documents available. &#8220;Since Advance Publications is a registered lobbyist, we&#8217;ll need to be extra careful!&#8221; <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"443\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"372\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"612\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, attends the 2021 Met Gala Celebrating in America: A Lexicon Of Fashion held at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art Sept. 13-2021 in New York City.                <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> Ray Tamarra\/GC Images                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ocasio Cortez was the star of the Met Gala 2021. The dress she wore was reading&#8221;Tax the Rich&#8221;<i>\u00a0<\/i>This event serves as an annual gala fundraising for New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. <\/p>\n<p>After it was revealed that Ocasio-Cortez and her boyfriend (with whom she is now engaged) had purchased tickets for $35,000 each, a number of watchdog organizations filed complaints. Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s \u201cimplicit\u201d was another topic.<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTybzXHAHYh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">borrowed<\/a>Dress, sitting down at a sponsored table valued at $300,000 and getting a limousine. <\/p>\n<p>According to documents from the Congressional Ethics Committee, Ocasio Cortez and her boyfriend were invited by the Congressional Ethics Committee. &#8220;guests of <i>Vogue<\/i>.&#8221; After her excursion, she was reunited with her family. <i>Vogue<\/i> A staff member suggested to Ocasio Cortez that she be described as Anna Wintour&#8217;s guest. <i>Vogue&#8217;s<\/i> editor-in-chief. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hope the [C]ongresswoman had a great time last night! \u2026 [W]e have had a number of inquiries &#8230; Mainly from Page Six &#8230; Given that she was a guest of [V]ogue, we were planning to say &#8230; she was a guest of Anna [Wintour]&#8217;s. &#8230; wanted to check with you,&#8221; The email stated that the following was what it said: <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/03\/05\/aoc-begged-to-go-to-met-gala-even-if-it-meant-breaking-the-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> By the <i>New York Post<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>Last week, it was revealed by the Ethics Committee that <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Learn More from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/aoc-warned--against-accepting-met-gala-invite\">AOC was warned against accepting Met Gala invite, emails show<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. was warned by an anti-corruption attorney Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s Staff of the Democratic Party (NY) oppose accepting invites from Vogue To attend the Met Gala, emails show. 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