“When Democrats were about to appoint their star communicator — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — to chair the powerful Oversight committee to hold Trump and his cronies accountable, Pelosi personally intervened to block it,” Chakrabarti wrote.

Ocasio-Cortez's former chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti, who is 39, praised Pelosi's storied career in his announcement, but said it was time for a new generation of lawmakers.