Posted on 06/11/2025 5:12:03 PM PDT by Twotone
The Democrat congresswoman accused of assaulting an ICE officer is facing years in prison if convicted, according to a statement from Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey.
Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey was caught on video in a skirmish with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer when Democrats tried to barge into a detention facility in Newark.
"Today a federal grand jury seated in Newark, New Jersey returned a three-count indictment charging U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver with forcibly impeding and interfering with federal law enforcement officers," said Habba in a statement on social media.
McIver's defenders said that she was operating under the oversight authority of Congress and had been improperly blocked by federal officials.
"While people are free to express their views for or against particular policies, they must not do so in a manner that endangers law enforcement and the communities those officers serve," continued Habba. "Today’s decision by the grand jury is the next step in a process that my Office will pursue to a just end."
She went on to say that a conviction for the first charge carried a maximum penalty of eight years in prison, an additional maximum penalty for the second charge, and a maximum of one year in prison for the third charge.
President Donald Trump had commented on the incident and denied that the prosecution was politically motivated.
“Give me a break. Did you see her?" Trump said. "She was out of control! She was shoving federal agents. The days of that crap are over! We’re going to have law and order!”
> No way she gets convicted in NJ. <
Her best chances are in Newark. New Jersey selects jurors from voter registration and driver’s licenses. Illegals can get a license if they have a tax number. The big question is how many dead people will show up and will ICE be at jury selection.
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It is getting to the point where the only way this can be dealt with is the army out on the streets with orders to shoot to kill and gunships in the air to nape every city where where this nonsense happens.
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