During an often contentious hearing today before the House Oversight Committee, U.S. House Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed that “RICO is not a crime” while questioning witness Tony Bobulinski.
In a post on X, the Oversight Committee explained what transpired between the two during the hearing and shared a clip of the exchange.
“Rep. AOC asks Tony Bobulinski to list the crimes he witnessed Joe Biden commit.”
“Tony Bobulinski lists the crimes: corruption statutes, RICO, conspiracy, FARA.”
“AOC then says RICO is not a crime.”
“(HINT: RICO is a federal law codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68)”
Rep. AOC asks Tony Bobulinski to list the crimes he witnessed Joe Biden commit.
Tony Bobulinski lists the crimes: corruption statutes, RICO, conspiracy, FARA.
AOC then says RICO is not a crime.🤦
(HINT: RICO is a federal law codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68) pic.twitter.com/HCNsSkgCjg
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 20, 2024
The statement from Ocasio-Cortez led to an article from Newsweek titled, “Donald Trump Charges Questioned After AOC Declares RICO ‘Not a Crime’.”
The article pointed out that Trump and 18 co-defendants were indicted by a Georgia grand jury in August and face criminal racketeering charges for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s electoral