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'A case killer': Legal analyst stunned by Trump DOJ's latest 'cover-up' attempt [View all]
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-doj-2674398750/'A case killer': Legal analyst stunned by Trump DOJ's latest 'cover-up' attempt
Robert Davis
December 14, 2025 6:41PM ET
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President Donald Trump's Department of Justice has been pursuing charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) for allegedly assaulting a federal officer during a protest outside of an immigration facility in Newark, New Jersey, in May. Recently, the DOJ was forced to turn over text messages to McIver's defense team that show DOJ officials knew McIver did not assault the officer, and said the video the Trump administration relied on for the prosecution did not show her assaulting the officer either.
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The Department of Justice is always trying to cover up the truth, and it always comes back to bite them in the a--," Gill said.
McIver was arrested during a protest against Trump's deportation policies in Newark, New Jersey, in May, when she and other Congressional lawmakers attempted to prevent Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat, from being arrested by federal agents, the New Jersey Monitor reported.
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Gill described the DOJ withholding that evidence as a "case killer."
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