NY’s Rep. Maloney probed for asking about Met Gala ticket
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat whose 30-year career in Congress is about to end after she lost a contentious primary, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee for possibly soliciting a ticket to the annual gala of the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute.
Investigators for the committee said Maloney called the museum’s president in 2016 when she learned she had not been invited to that year’s Met Gala, a fundraiser for the Costume Institute where prominent New Yorkers rub shoulders with Hollywood stars.
“I received a call this past week from Carolyn,” Emily Rafferty, the Met’s former president, wrote in a email to the museum’s director. “She is unhappy to say the least that she is not receiving an invitation to the Party of the Year.” Rafferty said Maloney “went on about how much she does for the Met, always responsive when you call, and proactive re the institution’s needs in DC.”