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Is She or Isn't She?
 [Twitchy] Poor Alex Stein. His favorite hot tamale, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, may be officially off the market. Or is she? According to her it depends on how she identifies This morning, Andrew Kerr and The Washington Free Beacon revealed that AOC has reported her fiancé as her 'spouse' in Congressional filings, even though her office denies that she is married. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D., N.Y.) office says she isn’t married. But she has described her fiancé, Riley Roberts, as her "spouse" in forms filed with the House Ethics Committee in 2023, which has a strict definition of that term—"someone to whom you are legally married." If AOC is indeed married, her spouse's finances are now subject to public disclosure. But she did not disclose any of Roberts’s reportable stock holdings, assets, or income on her latest financial disclosure, though she did make two references to her "spouse" in the filing. According to AOC's office, the term 'spouse' can refer to a long-term partner, but this is not the case according to the House Ethics Committee and the Code of Official Conduct, most assuredly for those public disclosure reasons, among others. The term spouse, again very clearly defined, appears 161 times in the House Ethics Manual, so there are plenty of rules in addition to financial disclosure, which govern such a relationship. The issue came to light because of AOC's international travel schedule. Oh, Luuuuuucy. You got some 'splainin' to doooo. Either they are not married, in which case AOC needs to answer for why she completed her travel forms falsely, or they are married, in which Roberts has some financial disclosure obligations. When will AOC let us know which one it is? Related: Ocasio-Cortez: 2023-07-24 The Alinsky Model - ‘The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution’,’noble cause corruption’, it is not possible to have an honest debate Ocasio-Cortez: 2023-07-19 US House overwhelmingly passes GOP resolution backing Israel meant to rebuke Dems Ocasio-Cortez: 2023-07-15 More ‘Squad’ Democrats join Rep. Omar-led boycott of Israeli president congressional address Posted by: Deacon Blues 2023-09-14 |
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