Carolyn Maloney THAT WAS SOME PARTY: Many want in on the Met Gala, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney isn’t any exception.

The Manhattan Democratic politician, who serves because the House Oversight Committee chairwoman, is the topic of an investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics. Having lost a reelection bid, Maloney is about to retire next month, however the matter continues to be under review. The main focus of the investigation is how she got here to attend the 2016 after initially being crossed off the list.

Maloney, a supporter of the humanities and the style industry, has attended the annual profit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute several times through the years.

As disclosed within the report that was released this week, Maloney called Emily Rafferty, a former president of The Met, after being taken off the list. In an e-mail to The Met’s director and a trustee, Rafferty reportedly shard that displeasure and noted how Maloney and reminded them “how much she does for The Met.”

House members are allowed to attend charitable events free of charge so long as the event’s primary purpose is to lift funds for a corporation that’s qualified to receive tax-deductible contributions, and if the organization, and never one other source corresponding to a company sponsor — extends the invitation, in response to the U.S. House’s Committee on Ethics’ gift guidance guidelines. Maloney and her lawyers have denied that she did anything improper.

The investigation into Maloney’s 2016 Met Gala attendance has been gaining media attention in recent days. The Met is predicted to proceed to ask local officeholders to the Met Gala, because it has for years. As for whether the museum will reevaluate the style during which that is finished, a Met spokesperson declined to comment Wednesday.

Maloney was unavailable to debate the matter, her spokesperson said Wednesday.

Mayor Eric Adams was on the guest list this yr’s Met Gala, following within the footsteps of a few of his predecessors, corresponding to Rudy Giuliani. Last fall, Bill de Blasio was among the many local politicians in the group together with Maloney and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attracted international media coverage by wearing a “Tax the Wealthy” gown from Brother Vellies.

That event raised a record-breaking $16.75 million, in response to The Met. All three faced some online backlash for attending the gala, where individual tickets are $35,000 and tables cost $200,000 to $300,000. While Ocasio-Cortez gained global attraction for the “Tax the Wealthy” dress, Maloney turned heads with a cape embroidered with “Equal Rights for Women.”

In a lengthy statement issued after this text posted Wednesday, Maloney’s spokesperson said the Congresswoman is “confident” that the House Ethics Committee will dismiss the matter, and noted it “has not made any determination a violation occurred.” As well as, the spokesperson said Maloney “is upset by the unproven and disputed allegations within the report and strongly disagrees with its referral.”

The statement referred to her “three a long time of honorable service in Congress” and the way she had never been accused of any ethical improprieties. The spokesperson also referenced how Maloney “led” the hassle to create the National Women’s History Museum in Washington, is a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus, and the way The Met is an “necessary institution in her community.”

She also lives blocks away from the Upper East Side museum. Post-Congress as a non-public citizen, Maloney “will proceed to support the humanities and humanities in Latest York City and across the country.” in response to the statement.

Editor’s note: This text was updated on Nov. 23 at 6:40 p.m. EST.