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Raskin launches probe of McIver charges in ICE facility scuffle
- Rep. LaMonica McIver was charged with assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with her involvement in a protest at an ICE facility in 2025.
- The charges reportedly proceeded without required consultation with the DOJ's Public Integrity Section, amidst reports the Trump administration considered eliminating that office.
- Ranking House Oversight member Jamie Raskin accused U.S. Attorney Alina Habba of politically motivated prosecutorial abuse aimed at deterring congressional oversight.
- Raskin criticized Habba’s unprecedented choice to file charges, calling it a clear effort to pressure Members of Congress and discourage them from fulfilling their constitutional role of oversight.
- Raskin demanded documents and answers by June 10 but lacks subpoena power, raising concerns about enforcing oversight amid allegations of politicized legal actions.
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Raskin demands Bondi provide documents on DOJ decision to charge McIver after ICE protest
House Oversight Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) is pressing Attorney General Pam Bondi on the Department of Justice’s decision to charge Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) in connection with her and other Democrats’ alleged storming of an ICE facility. Raskin…
·Colorado Springs, United States
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