{"id":2202824,"date":"2024-03-20T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-clashes-with-biden-impeachment-witness-says-rico-is-not-a-crime\/"},"modified":"2024-03-20T16:40:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T20:40:44","slug":"aoc-clashes-with-biden-impeachment-witness-says-rico-is-not-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-clashes-with-biden-impeachment-witness-says-rico-is-not-a-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC disputes Biden impeachment witness, claiming &#8216;RICO is not criminal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-clashes-with-biden-impeachment-witness-says-rico-is-not-a-crime%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2202824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tony \u200cBobulinski vs. AOC: Fiery Exchange During Impeachment Hearing<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Heated exchange between \u200cRep.\u200d Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and\u200d Tony \u200cBobulinski.<\/p>\n<p>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAOC<\/a>: \u2063&#8221;Did you\u200b witness the president commit\u200c a\u200c crime? Is\u200d it your testimony today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tony Bobulinski: &#8220;Yes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a>: \u200c&#8221;What crime have you witnessed?&#8221; \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Bobulinski:\u200b &#8220;How much time do I \u2064have?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqZUBUN6kR\">pic.twitter.com\/vqZUBUN6kR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan)\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1770505232834773413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During Wednesday&#8217;s \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-going-on-with-supreme-court-chief-justice-john-roberts-even-soros-cheered-roberts-at-davos\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Going on with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts? Even Soros Cheered Roberts at Davos\">impeachment hearing<\/a>, tension flared between former Biden associate, Tony\u2062 Bobulinski, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). AOC, starting her questioning, asked Bobulinski a direct question within her allocated five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is\u200d simple, you name the crime,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez shot back. \u201cDid you watch him steal something?\u201d she\u200d added.<\/p>\n<p>Bobulinski listed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-foreign-corruption-double-standard-they-protected-bidens-even-as-they-bore-down-on-trumpworld\/\" title=\"Feds\u2019 Foreign-Corruption Double Standard: They Protected Bidens Even as They Bore Down on Trumpworld\">corruption statutes<\/a>, RICO and conspiracy, FARA \u2026\u201d before stopping \u2062as Ocasio-Cortez tried \u2064to interject by demanding that he offer \u201cspecific\u201d\u2063 crimes.<\/p>\n<h3>Understanding \u200cRICO, Crime, and Legislation<\/h3>\n<p>RICO\u200d laws against racketeering, once used primarily against\u200d organized crime, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-jared-moskowitz-warns-foreign-countries-have-infiltrated-our-kids-minds-over-bin-laden-poll\/\" title=\"Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat, cautions about foreign influence on children's views through bin Laden poll\">gained renewed\u200c attention<\/a>. Bobulinski clarified, \u201cIt\u2019s a category of crimes \u200dthat you\u2019re then charged\u200d under,\u201d indicating a broad scope.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Ocasio-Cortez persisted, pushing for specific details. Bobulinski, \u200bfacing interruptions,\u200c highlighted the complexity and legal nuances \u2062involved.<\/p>\n<p>He was again interrupted by Ocasio-Cortez,\u200c who\u200d repeatedly exclaimed, \u200d\u201cI reclaim my time!\u201d while\u2064 pointing\u2062 an\u200d index finger\u200d into \u200bthe air.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE \u200dDAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Republicans criticized Ocasio-Cortez, especially disputing her claim that RICO is not \u2064a crime, sparking debates on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rep. AOC asks Tony\u200c Bobulinski to \u2062list the \u200dcrimes he witnessed \u2064Joe Biden\u200b commit.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Bobulinski lists the crimes: corruption statutes, RICO, conspiracy, FARA.<\/p>\n<p>AOC then says RICO is not a crime.\ud83e\udd26<\/p>\n<p>(HINT: \u200cRICO is a \u200cfederal law\u200d codified at 18 U.S.C. \u00a7\u00a7 1961-68)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HCNsSkgCjg\">pic.twitter.com\/HCNsSkgCjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPoversight\/status\/1770512950018572790?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Wednesday&#8217;s impeachment hearing, former Biden associate Tony Bobulinski clashed with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). 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