McIver charges 'absurd': Former White House ethics lawyer

Former Obama-era White House ethics lawyer Norm Eisen called the criminal charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) “absurd” and predicted it would “not stand” up in court.

“We’ve all seen that video, and it’s absurd to charge a member of Congress, Representative McIver, with doing anything other than doing her job,” Eisen, a frequent critic of President Trump’s administration, said in an interview Monday night on MSNBC.

“Yes, it was an intense situation. There was no crime there,” he added.