Lawyers representing Rep. LaMonica McIver in her federal criminal case are seeking emails, texts, and other documents probing government officials’ discussions of McIver’s party affiliations and policy views — but prosecutors refuse to hand them over, saying she failed to meet the high bar to obtain those records.

McIver (D-10) was indicted in June on three counts of interfering with federal law enforcement authorities during a scuffle outside a migrant detention center in Newark. McIver, who alleges that she is the victim of selective and vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration, is seeking communications from a host of federal officials, including U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi.

“As we hope is apparent, we have narrowly tailored our proposed scope of discovery to focus on ev

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