A Democratic lawmaker accused by Donald Trump’s administration of “forcibly impeding” federal immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention facility has argued the charges against her should be dropped because of the president’s own presidential immunity case.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) was indicted by a grand jury in June and faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

On Tuesday she filed to have the case thrown out on grounds of “legislative immunity,” citing the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision that Trump had absolute immunity for “official acts,” Politico’s Playbook reported.

Her lawyers argued that members of Congress should have broad legal protection as they carry out their oversight duties, according to Playbook.

“Putting Congresswoman McIver on trial fo

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