Ocasio-Cortez hits NYT over story on Hope Hicks: It’s framed ‘as some Lifetime drama’ | TheHill – The Hill

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezGOP amps up efforts to recruit women candidates Ocasio-Cortez, progressives trash ‘antisemitic’ Politico illustration of Bernie Sanders Biden under pressure from environmentalists on climate plan MORE (N.Y.) criticized The New York Times on Sunday over an article on President TrumpDonald John TrumpPapadopoulos on AG’s new powers: ‘Trump is now on the offense’ Pelosi uses Trump to her advantage Mike Pence delivers West Point commencement address MORE‘s former communications director Hope HicksHope Charlotte HicksThe Hill’s Morning Report – Pelosi remains firm despite new impeachment push Trump defends denying McGahn’s testimony House Democrats press leaders to start Trump impeachment MORE, saying their coverage of her decision to comply with a subpoena read “as some Lifetime drama called ‘Hope’s Choice.'”

The freshman lawmaker wrote two tweets echoing media figures’ criticism of the article, which looks at Hicks’s history in the White House and how she might respond to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold NadlerJerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerDemocrats are running out of stunts to pull from impeachment playbook Trump asks if Nadler will look into Clinton’s ‘deleted and acid washed’ emails Trump tweets conservative commentator’s criticism of FBI director MORE‘s (D-N.Y.) recent subpoena for her to testify as part of a sprawling investigation into the Trump administration.

“What gets me is news breaks that this woman is weighing committing a crime before Congress &it’s getting framed by the NYT as some Lifetime drama called ‘Hope’s Choice'” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in one tweet.

“In the immediate aftermath of shootings, media routinely post menacing photos of people-of-color victims + dredge up any questionable thing they’d ever done,” she wrote in another tweet. “But when Hope Hicks considers not complying w a subpoena, it’s glamour shot time.”
 

Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism added to that of media figures who said failing to comply with a subpoena is a crime and not something “to decide.” 

Subpoenas from House Democrats have become the center of a feud between the White House and congressional committees investigating the president. 

President Trump ordered former White House counsel Don McGahn not to comply with a subpoena earlier this month, prompting Nadler to threaten to hold him in contempt.  

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