Rep. Tlaib and Rep. Meadows get into heated exchange over presence in Cohen hearing of Lynne Patton, a black woman who is friends with the Trump family and now works for the federal government.
Rep. Mark Meadows holds up a paper as Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, testifies before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27, 2019.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.
Asked to clarify her remarks, Tlaib said,"I'm just saying that's what I believe to have happened and as a person of color in this committee that's how I felt at that moment, and I wanted to express that. But I am not calling the gentleman, Mr. Meadows, a racist for doing so. I'm saying in itself it is a racist act."
He said he took the accusation especially personally because"my nieces and nephews are people of color. Not many people know that. You know that, Mr. Chairman."
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