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Jon Skolnik

House probes Cawthorn crypto scheme

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., talks with reporters and supporters as results from the North Carolina primary election continue to report in at his campaign headquarters on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 in Hendersonville, NC. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

The House Ethics Committee on Monday opened a far-reaching federal probe into Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., over allegations that he committed insider trading and had a sexual relationship with his aide. 

The probe, which will be led by a subcommittee established on May 11, comes just days after the freshman firebrand lost his re-election bid amid a torrent of reports around his sexual proclivities. 

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