Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hasn’t been a congresswoman for long, but she is not afraid to make waves in Washington.
The young Democratic congresswoman participated in the questioning of Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen, who explosively told Congress that Trump is a “liar” and a “cheat”.
In under five minutes, AOC questioned Cohen regarding a number of issues. The riveting exchange began with the Bronx representative questioning Cohen on a “treasure trove” of documents containing information on people who have information against the president.
Next she asked if the president has ever provide inflated assets to an insurance company, to which he responded:
Yes.
AOC then asked Cohen to confirm a Washington Post report which suggested that Trump made "millions of dollars" from a Bronx golf course that was largely funded by the public. When AOC suggested that Trump has devalued the golf course for tax purposes, Cohen suggested that this was “identical” to a tactic he had used for a project in Florida.
Next AOC questioned Cohen on reports that Trump undervalued his parents' real estate holdings and other inheritance, though Cohen could not confirm the accuracy of such reports.
Twitter users praised Ocasio-Cortez for opening up this line of questioning.
@cspan @RepAOC @AOC Most members of Congress used the Cohen hearing to grandstand, but AOC may have implicated Trum… https://t.co/P9Ltsc5oz1— Tuxedo Mask (@Tuxedo Mask) 1551305616
@cspan @RepAOC @AOC No wonder the @GOP are terrified of her! She got more out of her 5 minutes than anyone there an… https://t.co/owSuVysV3u— Andrea (@Andrea) 1551308902
@cspan @AOC @RepAOC Everyone should be concerned that someone with no congressional experience is the first congres… https://t.co/aQnDdgVimj— Gabe (@Gabe) 1551312127
A 1st term Congresswoman, in less than 5 minutes just laid bare for the world to see, an entirely plausible, easy t… https://t.co/cth852RQAv— KSR (@KSR) 1551321241
@baby7billion @thekjohnston She. Was. Brilliant. Teach those few old fogies a few new tricks. Her mastery of the 5 minute clock was epic.— Kyle Aletter Oldham (@Kyle Aletter Oldham) 1551328230