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Rep. LaMonica McIver, (D-NJ) just got slapped with charges by the Justice Department for allegedly throwing hands and obstructing cops during a wild scene outside an immigration lockup in Newark. This went down May 9, and McIver wasn’t alone; two other New Jersey House Dems were in the mix when things popped off.
Alina Habba, the interim U.S. attorney for Jersey, dropped the news late Monday on X, no less.
She’s not playing games. In a statement attached to her post, Habba laid it out: “I have persistently made efforts to address these issues without bringing criminal charges and have given Representative McIver every opportunity to come to a resolution, but she has unfortunately declined.” Straight-up, she’s saying McIver had her shot to settle this quietly but didn’t take it.
Habba doubled down, keeping it real: “No one is above the law – politicians or otherwise. It is the job of this office to uphold justice impartially, regardless of who you are. Now we will let the justice system work.” That’s a mic drop if I ever heard one.
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Rewind to May 9—McIver rolled up to Delaney Hall with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Dem Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez. Things got heated, and Baraka caught a trespassing charge from the feds. But plot twist: Habba says the DOJ’s dropping that misdemeanor against him. Guess he’s off the hook, but McIver? She’s got some explaining to do.
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