I wish I did n’t read a exclusive word of that headline , but unfortunately I do . You probably do too — sorry .
On Monday , the House Committee on Ethics releaseda public statement , declaring that they were investigating embattled andsoon - to - be - dethronedRep . Madison Cawthorn . The alleged actions face scrutiny : Cawthorn ’s likely promotion of a cryptocurrency “ in which he may have had an undisclosed fiscal interest , ” and Cawthorn ’s likely involvement with a staffer with whom he may have “ engaged in an unconventional relationship . ”
It ’s not acocaine fueled riot , or evenan airport gun , but it ’s scandal notwithstanding .
Cawthorn speaking at an April Trump rally in North Carolina.Photo:Chris Seward(AP)
The cryptocurrency and staffer kinship inquiries , though , are ongoing .
Cawthorn ’s office did n’t immediately respond to Gizmodo ’s postulation for comment , but in astatement to Forbes , his chief of staff , Blake Harp said , “ We welcome the opportunity to prove that Congressman Cawthorn committed no wrongdoing and that he was falsely accused by partisan adversaries for political gain . ” He impart , “ this enquiry is a formality . Our office is n’t deterred in the slightest from completing the job the patriot of Western North Carolina sent us to Washington to accomplish . ”
In April , cautious word outlet , the Washington Examinerfirst reported thatCawthorn may have violated insider trading jurisprudence . The Congressman reportedly made a suspiciously prescient comment on an Instagram post regarding the Let ’s Go Brandon cryptocurrency , ( named for thememe / chant mockingJoe Biden ) .
The North Carolina representative may have also spoil another , more canonic , fiscal police by fail to formally disclose his stake in LGBCoin to get down with , according toa study fromInsider . Legislators have to report all of their investments via specific forms , including crypto purchases .
Cawthorn , the youngest member of Congress at 26,lost his bidfor re - election in last week ’s primary . The right to vote happened amid a onslaught of leak ikon andvideos ofthe congresswoman invaguely sexual(orotherwise unbecomingof a Republican pol ) situations .
And his so-called confutable actions do n’t just end with inadvisable political gaffes.160 of therepresentative ’s former college classmates also signedan open letterdetailing Cawthorn ’s history of “ gross wrongdoing towards ” women . He has been accused ofsexually aggressive demeanor and assaultby multiple woman .
On top of the allegation of fiscal misbehaviour , Cawthorn is also facing the “ improper relationship with a staffer ” inquiry . The staffer in question is likely , Stephen L. Smith , who is featured in one of the aforesaid videos and is cite in the Fire Madison PAC charge . The congressman allegedly provided travel , lodging , and other unauthorized gifts and payments to Smith . A illustration from Cawthorn ’s officepreviously separate Insiderthat Smith and Cawthorn are cousins — not that that necessarily absolves anything .
What we do n’t know at this point is what the outcome of this ethic probe might mean for the already embattled representative . Insider speculated that it ’s not likely to cease in any major consequences . At any rate , the voter of North Carolina have spoken , and hopefully Cawthorn wo n’t take up quite so much news bandwidth in the hereafter .
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