Rep. Madison Cawthorn is the subject of a federal inquiry launched by the House Ethics Committee. Furthermore, he was accused of insider trading and having a sexual relationship with his aide.
The Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn’s relationship with a staff worker investigates by a House Ethics Committee panel. It also covers whether he promoted a cryptocurrency in which he had a disguised financial interest in an illegal manner.
Investigation On-going
Democratic Congresswoman Veronica Escobar leads a unanimously formed investigative subcommittee. It said on Monday that it will look into the relationship between the North Carolina Republican and the staff member. Additionally, this covers cryptocurrency concerns.
According to the Ethics Committee, the Investigative Subcommittee will have jurisdiction to evaluate whether Representative Madison Cawthorn may have inappropriately promoted a cryptocurrency as a result of the Committee’s action. He may have had an undeclared financial interest and had an inappropriate connection with one of his congressional staff members.
Cawthorn, Trump’s youngest congressional representative, defeated in his primary earlier this month. He lost his May 17 primary to Republican state Sen. Chuck Edwards after a string of scandals. It includes the two items under review by the committee.
Let’s Go Brandon
The Let’s Go Brandon token was owned and promoted by Cawthorn. According to insiders, he did it the day before announcing a collaboration with NASCAR racer Brandon Brown. “Let’s Go Brandon” has become right-wing slang for “F*** Joe Biden.”
Furthermore, Cawthorn allegedly stated something to his Instagram followers, according to the Washington Examiner. LGB legends, he claimed. They’re going to the moon tomorrow. The token shot to the top of the news. It has plummeted since then.
Moreover, after the article in the Washington Examiner published, Tillis took to Twitter. Insider trading by a member of Congress, he argued, is a major breach of their oath. North Carolinians owe Congressman Cawthorn an explanation, he added. The matter should investigate thoroughly and bipartisanly by the House Ethics Committee.
Cawthor, the subject of an ethical complaint filed by an anti-Cawthorn political action committee on April 29. This was based on his friendship with and claimed gifts to his scheduler, who is also his distant cousin.
Nothing Done Wrong
The departing congressman’s staff maintains that he has done nothing wrong. Cawthorn’s chief of staff, Blake Harp, said in a statement that they are excited for the chance to show that Congressman Cawthorn is innocent. Additionally, they claimed of wrongful accusation for political benefit by partisan opponents.
They also stated that this investigation is merely a formality. Their office is undeterred in any way from finishing the task that Western North Carolina patriots sent them to Washington to do.
