Amanda Werner is internet famous for their antics at congressional hearings. And when the most famous man in the internet world testified before the Senate on Tuesday, Werner decided to try some tomfoolery again.Werner showed up to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's marathon hearing dressed as a literal Russian troll in hopes of replicating their "Monopoly Man" moment from last year. That didn't work. But Werner isn't sweating it.Werner, a public interest lawyer and campaign activist, dressed as the Monopoly Man and sat right behind the witnesses at a congressional hearing in October 2017 about Equifax's massive data breach. All day on the cameras, there was Werner, twirling a handlebar moustache as the witnesses from the company sweated under questioning.The image went viral, and Werner became something of a celebrity for wonky progressives.VICE News followed along as Werner tried and failed to make lightning strike twice. Still, it's an effort Werner calls a victory.This segment originally aired April 10, 2018, on VICE News Tonight on HBO.
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