Washington, Aug. 26 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver issued the following press release:
Today, a divided panel of judges for the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit largely sided with a New Jersey district court and refused to dismiss the Trump administration's case against Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10).
McIver and her counsel have argued that the Constitution prohibits her prosecution because she is immune for acts related to her duties as a member of Congress and because the Department of Justice's decision to charge her was selective and vindictive. McIver is the only member of Congress under indictment by the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ). If convicted, she faces up to 17 years in prison.
"I fundamentally believe that the...