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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,500 posts)
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 07:48 PM Aug 2025

Republicans slap AOC with a fresh ethics violation -- over whether or not fiance Riley Roberts is her 'spouse'

Republicans on the House Ethics Committee have reprimanded New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she reportedly said in government filings that her fiancé, Riley Roberts, both is and isn’t her “spouse.”

In its July 2025 report, the ethics committee criticized Ocasio-Cortez for listing Roberts as her “spouse” on federal documents that she filed before attending the 2021 Met Gala. Roberts and Ocasio-Cortez are not yet legally married.

“The Committee also found evidence that Representative Ocasio-Cortez listed Mr. Roberts as her 'spouse' on paperwork filed with the House relating to privately sponsored travel, although the two were not legally married at the time of the gifted travel,” the report states.

Similarly, the ethics panel stated that Roberts was listed as a spouse on the documents to attend the gala, but that he wasn’t listed as a spouse in Ocasio-Cortez’s financial filings, The Daily Mail noted. If he had been listed as a spouse, he would have been forced to disclose stock and other financial holdings.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-slap-aoc-fresh-ethics-210930949.html

You creeps are worried about her personal life? Meanwhile Holy Mike adjourns the House early because he wants to protect Krasnov from the Epstein files.

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Republicans slap AOC with a fresh ethics violation -- over whether or not fiance Riley Roberts is her 'spouse' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2025 OP
EPSTEIN!!! mountain grammy Aug 2025 #1
Can't take much more Eliot Rosewater Aug 2025 #2
The Daily Heil cannot even get their election dates straight: Celerity Aug 2025 #3
It's all just crazier and crazier. Biophilic Aug 2025 #4
I don't think Republicans have any moral high ground Baitball Blogger Aug 2025 #5
I'm still stuck at the bit about the Met Gala. To attend a high society shindig, people must allegorical oracle Aug 2025 #6
To accept "gifts" one must. onenote Aug 2025 #9
I'm watching "Mom and Dad Save the World".......................... Lovie777 Aug 2025 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Aug 2025 #8
Wondering what's in the accusers closets . . . Emile Aug 2025 #10
Believe me, they're just jealous tgat PCIntern Aug 2025 #11
But getting handsey in the audience with a boytoy at a musical stage show is peachy. Torchlight Aug 2025 #12
Well on the one hand its her fiance angrychair Aug 2025 #13
They are scared shitless of AOC. thought crime Aug 2025 #14
I would vote for her in a heartbeat.nt stage left Aug 2025 #15
Get back to us when they do something about House Reps fondling their date's junk at a musical. progressoid Aug 2025 #16
In front of children. niyad Aug 2025 #18
I think this would be a good time Seinan Sensei Aug 2025 #17
I think the rule is unfair dsc Aug 2025 #19

Celerity

(54,896 posts)
3. The Daily Heil cannot even get their election dates straight:
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:02 PM
Aug 2025
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14969539/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-rules-riley-roberts-freebies-spouse.html

AOC is seen as a possible contender for both the New York Senate race in 2026 and the presidential race in 2028.


There is no US Senate race for either NY seat in 2026. Gillibrand is up for reelection in 2030 and Schumer is up for reelection in 2028.

Biophilic

(6,685 posts)
4. It's all just crazier and crazier.
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:03 PM
Aug 2025

But it has to be. The thing is based on greed and lies with little to no substance. There is nothing solid like the Truth to measure against and to use for verifying reality.
Without anything REAL there can only be chaos and lies.

allegorical oracle

(6,594 posts)
6. I'm still stuck at the bit about the Met Gala. To attend a high society shindig, people must
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:07 PM
Aug 2025

disclose their marital status and their financial holdings?

Lovie777

(23,752 posts)
7. I'm watching "Mom and Dad Save the World"..........................
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:10 PM
Aug 2025

The GQP reminds me of that movie and the other movie "Idiocracy".

Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Torchlight

(7,066 posts)
12. But getting handsey in the audience with a boytoy at a musical stage show is peachy.
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:50 PM
Aug 2025

If you can pay off the right people and get child abuse revised to a mere "miscommunication" as Rep. Boebert did, you can get away with anything.

But that's what cheating actually is, and certianly not a dance partner Rep. Ocasio-Cortez would ever allow.

Seinan Sensei

(1,645 posts)
17. I think this would be a good time
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:20 PM
Aug 2025

for TSF to share his tax returns, so we can check his ‘gifts’ … to make sure all his gifts are on the up-and-up

dsc

(53,445 posts)
19. I think the rule is unfair
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 10:39 PM
Aug 2025

but I would want to see what enforcement of this rule looks like. Facially I get why such a rule would exist but I also think if the enforcement isn't fair it is rife for abuse.

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