New York congresswoman said on Instagram Live she had a ‘very close encounter’ that put her life at risk

The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told thousands of followers via her Instagram Live on Tuesday that she “thought [she] was going to die” as a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol last week.

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