Democratic Rep. McIver charged with assault
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Trump's Justice Department is charging Congresswoman LaMonica McIver of New Jersey with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside an ICE detention facility in Newark. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on what experts and elected officials call “very rare” and atypical charges.
South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Wednesday seeking the expulsion of New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver. Mace cites allegations that McIver assaulted federal law enforcement officers and unlawfully interfered with operations at a federal immigration detention facility in Newark.