New documents from the Congressional ethics committee investigation into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's attendance at the 2021 Met Gala revealed her lawyers cautioned her against attending over fears that she might be in violation of congressional code.
AOC's anti-corruption lawyer told the congresswoman's team that she could attend the event, but only if she was listed as being a guest of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and not as a guest of event organizer Vogue magazine.
The attorney feared that if she were listed as a guest of Vogue, she could be in violation of congressional rules which prohibit representatives from accepting gifts from companies that use lobbyists which Vogue's parent company, Advance Media Publications, does.
Despite those warnings, records showed the congresswoman accepted a pair of $35,000 gala tickets and was listed as a guest of Vogue the night of the gala, but that the following morning staffers began pivoting to say she was a personal guest of Vogue editor Anna Wintour.
The damning documents also show how AOC managed to pay a mere $300 for her $1,300 dress emblazoned with the phrase 'Tax the Rich' - along with the hours of design work, fittings, and styling - and then took months to pay back the paltry sum.
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