Ocasio-Cortez expertly laid the groundwork to get Trump's tax returns

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published 27 February 2019

During the homestretch of Michael Cohen's testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) asked her questions with an eye on the future.

The freshman lawmaker, who has emerged as a rising star in the Democratic Party, used her time to focus on building a possible case for tax fraud committed by President Trump during his time with the Trump Organization. Her questions led to Cohen listing two more Trump Organization officers who he says were aware of Trump providing inflated assets to an insurance company — Ron Lieberman and Matthew Calamari.

Ocasio-Cortez's line of questioning received praise from analysts.

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Watch part of the congresswoman's exchange with Cohen below. Tim O'Donnell

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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.