"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) went viral again yesterday... thanks to her sharp questioning of Michael Cohen at the House oversight committee hearing... The freshman New York congresswoman âexpertly laid a trapâ to get President Donald Trumpâs tax returns, and âwonâ the Cohen hearing, according to two raving press accounts. Ocasio-Cortezâs testimony focused primarily on Trumpâs alleged deflation of his financial assets in order to lower his tax burden. First, she zeroed in on Trump Links, a golf course in Ocasio-Cortezâs district that was constructed with $127 million in city taxpayer funds. âThis doesnât seem to be the only time the president has benefited at the expense of the public,â Ocasio-Cortez said, pivoting to the heart of the matter: Whether Trump deliberately deflated the value of Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida, to lower his local property tax bill. Her knack for clever questioning, which is a marked contrast with other membersâ preference for grandstanding, is ultimately rooted in a commitment to moving the needle for her constituents."
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Huffington Post Behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezâs Masterful Interrogation Of Michael Cohen,' by Daniel Marans and Paul Blumenthal (28 February 2019)
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