'Red line has been crossed': Trump accused of filing 'bogus charges' to 'intimidate' Dems

[justaprogressive]

House Democratic Leadership has strongly condemned interim U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba's decision to charge Rep. LaMonica Mclver (D-N.J.), calling it "an attack on the American people."

The Justice Department announced on Monday that it has filed charges against McIver, accusing her of assaulting law enforcement officers earlier this month at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark.

In a statement released Monday, House Democrats said the party "will respond vigorously in the days to come at a time, place and manner of our choosing."

"The criminal charge against Congresswoman LaMonica McIver is extreme, morally bankrupt and lacks any basis in law or fact," said the statement, shared by House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on the social platform X.

"Members of Congress have a constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight of the executive branch wherever and whenever it is needed. We are lawfully permitted to show up at any federal facility unannounced to conduct an inspection on behalf of the American people," the Democratic lawmakers said.

"By visiting the detention center in Newark, Rep. McIver and two other Members of Congress were upholding their oath of office. They didn’t assault anyone, but were themselves aggressively mistreated by illegally masked individuals," the statement added.

https://www.alternet.org/ice-mayor-arrest-trump/

[Tickle]

1. Will anything be done?

When you make a threat, you better back it up

[Volaris]

2. Its why the statement across the board should have been along the lines of:

This is nonsense from donalds unqualified parking lot lawyer; the courts will see it for the nonsense it is and throw it out, and then we will go on the Sunday Shows and laugh at him and mock his lawyers, including the AttyGen, for being fucking Law Dumb.

[malaise]

4. Nailed it

Rec

[CanonRay]

3. Quick, draw another red line!

[peggysue2]

5. Let the fight begin!

[orangecrush]

6. Stop barking

And bite, for the love of God.

Please.

Just once, and this shit will stop.

[haele]

7. Okay, is it only against this Congress member?

Or are the other two Congress Members also being charged? A man with a Hispanic name (Mr. Menendez), an 80 year old woman (Ms.Watson-Colman), and the darker and younger Ms. McIver? Didn't see them also being charged.
I read the article, why only her?
Oh, yeah, they dropped the charges on the mayor?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. Federal Law expressly provides that members of Congress can inspect federal facilities without prior notice

Congresswoman McIver was following the law and doing her job as a member of Congress

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