The New York Democrat identified herself as a sexual assault survivor while live on Instagram ahead of detailing her personal experience of the mob that overtook the Capitol on Jan. 6.
“I’m a survivor of sexual assault,” she said, becoming emotional while calling for “accountability” from lawmakers she said helped incite the riots that resulted in five deaths, including that of a Capitol Police officer.
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Ocasio-Cortez pointed to comments that lawmakers made saying people are “making too big a deal over” the breach or calling on her to apologize for tweeting that Sen. Ted Cruz
“We cannot move on without accountability,” she said. “We cannot heal without accountability. All these people telling us to move on are doing so at their own convenience.”