Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who faces felony charges for allegedly assaulting two federal officers, made her first court appearance on May 21 and was released under travel restrictions.
McIver attend the hearing virtually from Washington. The 15-minute hearing was live-streamed from the federal courthouse in Newark, New Jersey.
The first-term congresswoman spoke briefly during the proceeding, mostly answering U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacey Adams’s questions about whether she understood the charges and her rights as a defendant. She was not asked to enter a plea.
Adams set bail conditions allowing McIver to travel for official congressional duties. Her legal team argued that she should be allowed vacation travels as well….