LaMonica McIver: Alina Habba Wanted Me to Admit Things I Never Did... I Can’t Remember Exactly What it Was

PSAKI You were charged ░░░░░░░░ Alina Habba I just ░░░░░░░░ a little bit of ░░░░░░░░ overview there She has ░░░░░░░░ a history Do you ░░░░░░░░ you would have been ░░░░░░░░ if it had been ░░░░░░░░ other U S attorney ░░░░░░░░ this in this role ░░░░░░░░ I mean I don ░░░░░░░░ think so I mean ░░░░░░░░ s I don t ░░░░░░░░ to speculate I mean ░░░░░░░░ think anyone that Trump ░░░░░░░░ know promotes or appoints ░░░░░░░░ mean I think they ░░░░░░░░ been problematic from every ░░░░░░░░ you can think of ░░░░░░░░ I wouldn t say ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t happen but ░░░░░░░░ just it s crazy ░░░░░░░░ there s so many ░░░░░░░░ crimes and things to ░░░░░░░░ focused on and definitely ░░░░░░░░ to be focused on ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman or Congress members ░░░░░░░░ were there just to ░░░░░░░░ an oversight visit We ░░░░░░░░ not there to bust ░░░░░░░░ out of prison We ░░░░░░░░ heard that come out ░░░░░░░░ the DoJ We were ░░░░░░░░ for an oversight visit ░░░░░░░░ Jen this is something ░░░░░░░░ we ve done before ░░░░░░░░ were just a couple ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago back in ░░░░░░░░ we were at a ░░░░░░░░ kind of detention center ░░░░░░░░ Elizabeth a couple of ░░░░░░░░ away and we went ░░░░░░░░ different you know providers ░░░░░░░░ party provider but we ░░░░░░░░ there had a visit ░░░░░░░░ was a little delay ░░░░░░░░ we still were able ░░░░░░░░ go in and do ░░░░░░░░ visit We didn t ░░░░░░░░ a whole you know ░░░░░░░░ unit come and create ░░░░░░░░ chaos situation for us ░░░░░░░░ take a visit This ░░░░░░░░ something that we re ░░░░░░░░ to doing We ve ░░░░░░░░ it before And so ░░░░░░░░ had no idea that ░░░░░░░░ would spiral out of ░░░░░░░░ So I just think ░░░░░░░░ are so many other ░░░░░░░░ things for Alina to ░░░░░░░░ focused on that she ░░░░░░░░ be focused on rather ░░░░░░░░ trying to stop you ░░░░░░░░ Congress members from doing ░░░░░░░░ jobs PSAKI No question ░░░░░░░░ it Lots happening in ░░░░░░░░ state You said this ░░░░░░░░ that well Habba said ░░░░░░░░ had declined every opportunity ░░░░░░░░ come to a resolution ░░░░░░░░ said they wanted you ░░░░░░░░ admit to something you ░░░░░░░░ t do What did ░░░░░░░░ want you to admit ░░░░░░░░ McIVER I mean there ░░░░░░░░ a lot We ve ░░░░░░░░ a week of back ░░░░░░░░ forth with them and ░░░░░░░░ will say that I ░░░░░░░░ not waver You know ░░░░░░░░ showed up there to ░░░░░░░░ my job and she ░░░░░░░░ me to admit to ░░░░░░░░ things all of these ░░░░░░░░ list of things that ░░░░░░░░ said that I did ░░░░░░░░ Like what McIVER I ░░░░░░░░ from things of impeding ░░░░░░░░ know there were some ░░░░░░░░ things in there that ░░░░░░░░ put in there but ░░░░░░░░ can t remember exactly ░░░░░░░░ it was But she ░░░░░░░░ me to admit to ░░░░░░░░ things sign an agreement ░░░░░░░░ them And I m ░░░░░░░░ doing that you know ░░░░░░░░ it s not true ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and forth and just ░░░░░░░░ you know all week ░░░░░░░░ her and from her ░░░░░░░░ And so at the ░░░░░░░░ of the day once ░░░░░░░░ showed up to do ░░░░░░░░ job And I don ░░░░░░░░ need to apologize for ░░░░░░░░ that That is what ░░░░░░░░ people of New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ for me to do ░░░░░░░░ 744 000 almost close ░░░░░░░░ 800 000 people I ░░░░░░░░ And why should we ░░░░░░░░ about doing our job ░░░░░░░░ ICE and Homeland Security ░░░░░░░░ that environment and that ░░░░░░░░ that we saw out ░░░░░░░░ that day?”