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

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from Newark, denied wrongdoing and said she was the victim of a politically motivated prosecution.

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