A crowd descended on Capitol Hill Wednesday in the early morning to wait hours for the chance to Michael Cohen’s public showdown with the House Oversight Committee.
About 70 members of the public were permitted to watch in-person the event unfold between President Trump’s former personal lawyer and the panel, chaired by Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. Those who missed out on a seat in the Rayburn House Office Building committee room were directed to an overflow space on the floor above.
New House Intelligence Committee member, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walked past the line to cheers – but didn’t answer questions from reporters.
House Oversight Committee ranking member Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, also didn’t address waiting media.
Georgetown undergraduates Thomas Connelly and Jack Korologos, who were near the front of the public admissions line, told the Washington Examiner they arrived between 6:15 a.m and 6.30 a.m.
Connelly said he was drawn to the spectacle because he wanted to see history happen. Korologos wasn’t expecting to hear any new revelations, but hoped to have already-reported information confirmed.
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