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AOC's Gotcha Question for Bobulinski Backfires
Townhall.com ^ | March 20, 2024 1:45 PM | Rebecca Downs |

Posted on 03/20/2024 12:54:44 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

During Wednesday's House Oversight Committee hearing on "Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office," witness Tony Bobulinski, a former business associate of Hunter Biden was bombarded with questions by Democratic witnesses. Even before that, he had been interrupted by Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) in his opening statements, after Bobulinski called him out for lying. 

Bobulinski faced another interruption from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), despite how the congresswoman asked the witness a direct question. As she ranted against the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden from House Republicans, AOC asked Bobulinski what crimes he had seen Biden commit. "Is it your testimony today that you personally witnessed Joe Biden commit a crime," the congresswoman demanded to know. 

When he answered "yes," AOC asked for specifics, only to refuse to allow Bobulinski to continue when he gave an answer she did not like. Bobulinski mentioned "corruption statutes, RICO, conspiracy, FARA..." but AOC talked over him, demanding to know "what is the crime, sir, specifically?"

In the heated exchange, Bobulinski pointed out "you asked me to answer the question, I answered the question, RICO, you're obviously not familiar with, corruption statutes" leading to the Squad member becoming even more outraged.

"Excuse me, sir? Excuse me, sir, RICO, is not a crime, it is a category," she said, wildly gesturing and dramatically emphasizing her words. "What is the crime," she shouted at Bobulinski once more.

As they spoke over each other, Bobulinski tried to explain that "it's a category of crimes that you're then charged under," before he was finally able to get clarity from AOC that she was trying to get him to name "the exact statute under RICO." When he tried to answer her question, the congresswoman snapped at him that "I reclaim my time," refusing to let Bobulinski answer the question she had asked of him.

Moments later in the hearing, soon to be former Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) used her time for questions in part to cheer on her colleague, claiming if impeachment "was on life support, [AOC] just killed it."

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aoc; biden; bobulinski; hunterbiden; rico
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

AOC will probably come back and say, “I thought he was talking about Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico isn’t a crime.”


21 posted on 03/20/2024 1:50:42 PM PDT by boycott
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To: VideoPaul
Or, “I suppose a blow job is completely out of the question.”
Or, “If someone would teach you how to make biscuits, you wouldn’t have to do this for a living.”

How about,"Why don't you just hush that mouth and go get me a beer?"

22 posted on 03/20/2024 1:53:48 PM PDT by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: bk1000

“I am exercising my fifth amendment and and remaining silent!” Or the HRC gambit “I can’t recall”!


23 posted on 03/20/2024 1:54:57 PM PDT by GOYAKLA
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To: BenLurkin
She and all the other Rats know that Pedo Joe is guilty of everything from bribery to treason, but they don't care.

He is their key to power.

They'll do anything to get it; including burning cities to the ground, murdering innocents, stealing elections, slaughtering babies, poisoning and sexually mutilating your children...

They'll do even more to keep it.

The next 10 months will be, as the Chinese proverb says, "interesting times".

Be prepared for anything.

24 posted on 03/20/2024 2:01:43 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: alexander_busek

Yeah—I have seen a few of those drunks on the cop shows.

Some more of their comments:

“Leave me alone. I am a citizen and I have rights.”

“I know the law. You have no right to....

...ask me my name
...see my driver’s license
...ask me to step out of the vehicle
...touch me...”

“The car has stopped. You cannot prove I was driving.”

“I have a right to call my attorney before you talk to me.”

Lol.


25 posted on 03/20/2024 2:07:55 PM PDT by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

He should have asked her net worth today.

And then, her salary for the past few years..

And then - why don’t the two remotely add up?


26 posted on 03/20/2024 2:30:21 PM PDT by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

AOC aka Absolutely Obnoxious Congresswoman


27 posted on 03/20/2024 2:33:26 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There’s regular stupid
There’s massively stupid
There’s industrial strength extremely stupid

And then there’s aoc stupid.


28 posted on 03/20/2024 3:22:51 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: BenLurkin

Yes. He was going through RICO statutes, FARA statutes, and other corruption statues before she started braying over him so he couldn’t finish what he was saying.


29 posted on 03/20/2024 3:38:44 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

It’s always strange watching these things, with the Democrat representatives all using the most aggressive demeanor and tactics. They look like entitled, smug teenagers.

This must play well to their base, but it’s hard to understand how anyone can watch that and not come away thinking that AOC looked “good”.

And they all seem to love the Maxine Waters’ “reclaiming my time” nonsense. Imagine if Republican tried that.


30 posted on 03/20/2024 3:52:58 PM PDT by absalom01 (You should do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, and you should never wish to do less.)
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To: Organic Panic

She’s incompetent.

The questioning has to go something like this:

On how many occasions did you observe a RICO violation?

On what date did you first observe a RICO violation?

Where were you when you observed a RICO violation on {date}?

Who was present when you observed a RICO violation on {date}?

Please specify the particulars of the RICO violation you observed on {date}?

How long did it take for the RICO violation you observed on {date} to take place?

What documents do you have that support your claim that a RICO violation occurred on {date}?

Did you keep any record of having observed a RICO violation on {date}?

What form did that record take?

Did you report to law enforcement that you observed a RICO violation on {date}?

Who in addition to yourself observed the RICO violation which you observed on {date}?

And so on.


31 posted on 03/20/2024 3:59:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The fact that AOC gets re-elected says a lot about those who vote for her, all in the negative.


32 posted on 03/20/2024 4:24:58 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: z3n

Idiocracy was supposed to be a comedy, not a documentary


33 posted on 03/20/2024 5:12:55 PM PDT by Johnny Wumbo
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To: VideoPaul

SHE certainly knows how to make a complete mockery out of her elected position.


34 posted on 03/20/2024 5:15:15 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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