Pete Buttigieg fact-checks a GOP congressman to his face at House hearing - eviltoast
  • TurtleJoe@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Not always. Both Trump’s NY fraud conviction, and election interference (hush money) felonies came out of the Michael Cohen hearing, specifically from AOC questions.

    Your overall point is absolutely correct, though. It’s even more frustrating when it’s easy to see how powerful these hearings can be.

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        4 months ago

        I wouldn’t say so. She asked direct, pointed questions about how the Trump org had over valued properties and other assets in order to get more favorable loans. She knew exactly what she was doing during that hearing.