Ocasio-Cortez questioned witness Tony Bobulinski at the hearing, pressing him to name a specific crime he claims to have witnessed President Biden commit.
Bobulinski stated he witnessed corruption but struggled to name an actual statute when questioned, responding only with broad terms like “RICO” which is a legal category rather than a criminal offense.
“I have a quick question, simple. Is it your testimony today that you personally witnessed President Joe Biden commit a crime?” Ocasio-Cortez asked Bobulinski.
“I believe the fact that he was sitting with me while I was putting together a business deal—” Bobulinski said.
“Did you witness the president commit a crime? Is it your testimony today?” Ocasio-Cortez cut in.
“Yes,” Bobulinski said.
“And what crime have you witnessed?” Ocasio-Cortez asked.
“How much time do I have to go through it?” Bobulinski said.
“It is simple. You name the crime,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Did you watch him steal something?”
“Corruption statutes, RICO…” Bobulinski said.
“What is the crime, sir? Specifically,” Ocasio-Cortez interrupted.
“You asked me to answer the question. I answered the question,” Bobulinski said. “RICO, you’re obviously not familiar with…”
“Excuse me, sir,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “RICO is not a crime. It is a category.”
“You want me to name the exact statute under RICO?” Bobulinski asked.
“Yes,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
In her concluding statement, Ocasio-Cortez argued the Republican majority has failed to clearly identify what high crime or misdemeanor they are accusing Biden of, as required for a valid impeachment process.
“What we are seeing here today is a continuation of the 15-month saga of the Republican majority lost in the desert. Impeachment 101: The majority party or whomever is raising impeachment must accuse the president of a specific high crime or misdemeanor,” Ocasio-Cortez later said.
“I would like to submit to the record H.Res.918 — the House resolution to open this impeachment inquiry,” she added. “This resolution does not outline a high crime or misdemeanor. It’s not here.”
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