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A group of former Republican members of Congress criticized the Trump administration for the "outrageous" criminal charges against a Democratic lawmaker accused of assaulting and impeding law enforcement at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in New Jersey.
DOJ charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver are 'extreme' and 'outrageous,' according to 11 GOP former members of Congress, Senate
Prosecuting McIver is a rare federal criminal case against a sitting member of Congress for allegations other than fraud or corruption.
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.
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.