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Magistrate Judge André M. Espinosa scolded interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba after the dropped charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) knocked acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba over her prosecution of his fellow Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), calling the charges against her “trash.” Habba charged
The complaint was presented to a U.S. magistrate judge shortly before New Jersey’s interim U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, announced the charge.
Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey is set to have her first appearance in federal court on assault charges stemming from immigration officials’ attempt to arrest the Newark mayor outside a detention facility.
Democrats have denounced the charges as politically motivated and an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate member of Congress and chill oversight.
Ras Baraka says he was ‘targeted’ by the Trump administration with politically motivated selective prosecution