BREAKING: Feds Drop Charges Against Newark Mayor, Target Congresswoman McIver Despite Lack of Evidence

“This Is Political Retaliation,” She Says

Tonight, in an update on the fallout from the Delaney Hall incident, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba announced that trespassing charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will be dropped, but Representative LaMonica McIver will be charged with assaulting a federal officer under Title 18, U.S. Code § 111(a)(1). The charge stems from a May 9 oversight visit by Dem…