Ocasio-Cortez Hit With Ethics Violation Before She Even Takes Office
Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet came in response to this Instagram post from Trump Jr.:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrELOVXlhGs/?utm_source=ig_embed
Almost immediately, numerous political analysts, commentators, and pundits noted that Ocasio-Cortez’s comments likely constituted an ethics violation.
“It’s worth noting that the official House Ethics Manual explicitly prohibits the kind of threat that @Ocasio2018 just issued against @DonaldJTrumpJr for his refusal to support her political agenda,” The Federalist’s Sean Davis wrote on Twitter.
The House prohibition on the very kind of threat that @Ocasio2018 just made to @DonaldTrumpJr couldn't be clearer: lawmakers are "prohibited from threatening punitive action" against people/groups for not politically supporting the lawmaker. Ethics Committee should investigate. pic.twitter.com/NNIPp1vsyv
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) December 7, 2018
https://newspunch.com/ocasio-cortez-ethics-violation-before-office/