New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is continuing to deny any wrongdoing outside a detention center in Newark on May 9. A federal complaint says Congresswoman McIver attempted to stop the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka and pushed into agents for Homeland Security.

Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey faces federal charges for allegedly assaulting agents at an ICE facility, which she dismisses as political intimidation.

The Trump administration is investigating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and pressing charges against a New Jersey congresswoman, leveraging its control over the criminal justice system to pursue Democratic rivals.

Former Obama-era White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen called the criminal charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) “absurd” and predicted it would “not stand” up in court. “We’ve all seen that

The Justice Department does not appear to be bringing charges against McIver today; the timing of when it will do so is unclear. The