Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax that federal prosecutors have a “strong case” against Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., who was charged with assaulting, resisting, and impeding law enforcement officers during a confrontation May 9 outside an immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey.

But Dershowitz, appearing Tuesday on Newsline, said a jury of McIver’s peers likely would not convict her.

“Legally and factually, it’s a strong case,” he said, “but she’s going to be tried in Newark, New Jersey. And in Newark, New Jersey, the likelihood of convicting her is very, very low. … You’re going to get jurors, most of whom are going to be of her political party, of her racial background, of her geographic area background.”

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