Back in mid-May, the DOJ brought charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) over her alleged role in an incident at the ICE detention center in Newark, with US Attorney Alina Habba that “my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement.”

Video appeared to show McIver her hands on ICE officials in a melee of sorts that occurred on May 9th after she, along with two other New Jersey Democrat members of Congress, as well as Newark’s mayor, Ras Baraka, tried to force their way beyond the gates to the center, ostensibly on “oversight” grounds.  Things got extra chippy after Baraka tried to get in through a side entrance, which was was led to the incident.

McIver reacted to Habba’s announcement at the time by accusing the DOJ of bringing “purely political” charges against her, saying they were “meant to criminalize and deter legislative oversight.” But it still didn’t help her escape indictment by a federal grand jury on June 10th.