Congressional leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates are defending Rep. LaMonica McIver after she was charged with felony assault by the Trump administration. Accusations stem from her visit to an ICE detention facility during an oversight mission. While other officials faced no charges, McIver was singled out, drawing severe rebuke from her colleagues. The incident has sparked a fierce debate about the legitimacy of the charges and their implications for lawmaker oversight powers, with accusations that these actions threaten constitutional checks and balances.
"This is an assault on our constitutional system of checks and balances," said California U.S. Rep. Mark Takano, chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, in response to the charges.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries criticized the Trump administration's actions, emphasizing that charging a sitting Congress member crosses a crucial 'red line' related to congressional oversight.
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