Nancy Mace files resolution to expel McIver from Congress over Newark charge

Conservative firebrand Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Wednesday filed a resolution to expel New Jersey Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver, after the Justice Department charged her on Monday with assaulting a law enforcement officer.

McIver allegedly assaulted and impeded the law enforcement officer during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Newark. Two other Democratic lawmakers were at the protest but were not charged. 

Footage of the protest showed the three lawmakers engaged in a "scuffle" with law enforcement, according to the New Jersey Globe, including McIver, who appeared to try to protect Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during his arrest. She has denied any wrongdoing.

Mace said she would introduce the measure to the House Ethics Committee instead of forcing a House vote on the resolution for the time being. 

The three-page resolution accuses McIver of failing to meet the standards of conduct for a lawmaker, and states she "must be held accountable ... in order to safeguard the public's faith in this institution."

McIver responded to the resolution in a post on X, stating "In the South I think they say, 'bless her heart.'"

Other House Republicans have also sought to punish McIver and the other two lawmakers for their conduct at the protest. Fellow South Carolina GOP Rep. William Timmons has introduced a resolution to censure McIver, and Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter has moved to strip all three lawmakers of their committee assignments.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.