Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is under investigation for breaking House ethics rules, the House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday.
The committee did not describe the nature of the alleged offense by the New York Democrat but said it had sufficient cause to pursue an investigation.
“A mere fact of a referral or an extension, and the mandatory disclosure of such an extension and the name of the subject of the matter, does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred, or reflect any judgment on behalf of the committee,” said Acting Ethics Committee Chairwoman Susan Wild, Pennsylvania Democrat, and Acting ranking member Rep.