{"id":2203555,"date":"2024-03-21T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-picks-a-fight-with-ted-cruz-over-rico-comments\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T16:24:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:24:43","slug":"aoc-picks-a-fight-with-ted-cruz-over-rico-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-picks-a-fight-with-ted-cruz-over-rico-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Challenges Ted Cruz on RICO Remarks"},"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\">14<\/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-picks-a-fight-with-ted-cruz-over-rico-comments%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=2203555&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>Debate Heats Up: AOC\u2062 vs. Ted Cruz on RICO<\/h2>\n<p>  Rep. \u200cAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2064 (D-NY) engaged in a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-censor-rfk-jr-during-hearing-on-censorship\/\" title=\"Democrats aim to silence RFK Jr. in censorship hearing.\">heated \u2063exchange<\/a> with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) over her remark that RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) isn&#8217;t a crime. This clash unfolded during a House Oversight Committee \u2064hearing focused\u2064 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/only-an-impeachment-inquiry-can-unravel-biden-family-corruption-and-the-feds-role\/\" title=\"Impeachment inquiry needed to uncover Biden family corruption and federal involvement.\">impeachment \u200cinquiry<\/a> into President Joe Biden.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Ocasio-Cortez aimed to challenge \u2063former Hunter Biden business\u2063 partner Tony Bobulinski by pressing him on specific crimes under RICO.\u200b Frustrated\u2062 by the lack of agreement, she emphasized \u200bthat RICO constituted \u200ba category\u2062 of crimes, not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tax-leaker-gets-the-hunter-biden-treatment-with-sweetheart-deal-from-doj\/\" title=\"DOJ gives Trump tax leaker a 'sweetheart deal' like Hunter Biden\">single offense<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<h3>Twitter Drama\u2063 Unfolds<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AOC \u2013 &#8220;RICO is not a crime.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YcTusJAaP4\">pic.twitter.com\/YcTusJAaP4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MAZE (@mazemoore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mazemoore\/status\/1770497247454617709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  While some\u2062 agreed with \u200dOcasio-Cortez, Senator Cruz took\u200c a different stance. He unequivocally asserted that RICO is\u200b a crime, citing \u200cits\u2062 potential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-man-posing-as-a-high-school-student-charged-with-sex-crimes\/\" title=\"Nebraska man disguised as student faces sex crime charges.\">severe \u2064penalties<\/a>, \u200cand criticized Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s defense of\u2062 Joe\u2062 Biden.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is bizarre.\u2064 RICO is most assuredly a\u200c crime&#8230; And yet\u2062 @aoc\u2014eager to defend Joe Biden\u2014insists it\u2019s not a crime. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5hxw4Jk4lv\">https:\/\/t.co\/5hxw4Jk4lv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz)\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1770664035060510961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Ocasio-Cortez fired back, challenging Cruz to \u200cidentify the specific crimes under RICO that the House GOP alleged, highlighting the\u200c need\u200c for concrete evidence to support RICO claims.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wrong! RICO is a statute under which specific crimes may be considered. Name the crimes to substantiate RICO. What evidence does \u2063House GOP \u200bhave?\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FYVdK6Y2OO\">https:\/\/t.co\/FYVdK6Y2OO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1770841932354199656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March \u200b21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Reactions\u200c and Responses<\/h3>\n<p>  The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tucker-interview-clobbers-fox-news-debate-ratings\/\" title=\"Trump-Tucker interview crushes Fox News debate ratings.\">debate drew<\/a> further attention with Fox Business host\u2064 David\u2064 Asman sharing input from Sol Wisenberg, a former Chief of the Financial Fraud Unit, who criticized Ocasio-Cortez for misinterpreting the law during \u200bher confrontation.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sol Wisenberg sets \u2063AOC\u200b straight about RICO: \u201cIf you\u2019re\u200d going\u2063 to bully a witness, at least you\u200c shouldn\u2019t embarrass yourself by getting the law wrong.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p7MU62xSWo\">pic.twitter.com\/p7MU62xSWo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Asman (@DavidAsmanfox)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidAsmanfox\/status\/1770809464368537804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  Adding to the discourse, Phil Holloway \u2062emphasized the criminal \u2063nature\u200d of RICO, \u200breinforcing the complexity and significance of the legal framework.\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RICO is a crime. Even #FaniWillis says so. It has its \u200down distinct code section under state and federal law. #ricoisacrime <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m3G3IpGCuf\">pic.twitter.com\/m3G3IpGCuf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Holloway \u2708\ufe0f \u2062(@PhilHollowayEsq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHollowayEsq\/status\/1770886034865217698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  The\u200c clash\u200c between\u200b Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz continues to \u200cfuel \u200ddebate, underscoring differing interpretations\u2064 of the legal landscape and political implications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) clashed with Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) over her statement that RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) isn&#8217;t a crime. This occurred during a House Oversight Committee hearing on the President Joe Biden impeachment inquiry. Ocasio-Cortez aimed to argue her point<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2203556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245588271-scaled-e1671827208182.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2203555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1245588271-scaled-e1671827208182.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2203555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2203555\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2203556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2203555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2203555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2203555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}