Cawthorn broke rules over 'meme' crypto, told to pay $14K
Former first lady Melania Trump, left, and Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., center, listen as former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Former first lady Melania Trump, left, and Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., center, listen as former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Nov. 15, 2022 11:29 PM EST
FILE - U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to supporters and the media at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C., on May 17, 2022. According to a report released Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, Cawthorn, the departing U.S. representative from North Carolina, has been told by the House Ethics Committee to pay over $14,000 to charity after determining he financially benefited while purchasing a cryptocurrency that he was promoting, violating conflict of interest rules. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

FILE - U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., speaks to supporters and the media at his primary election night watch party in Hendersonville, N.C., on May 17, 2022. According to a report released Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, Cawthorn, the departing U.S. representative from North Carolina, has been told by the House Ethics Committee to pay over $14,000 to charity after determining he financially benefited while purchasing a cryptocurrency that he was promoting, violating conflict of interest rules. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond, File)

Dec. 06, 2022 05:33 PM EST