But “I am facing 17 years for standing up to Trump” is political legerdemain. Opposition to Trump is not the charged offense. Congressional oversight is not the charged offense. The alleged physical interference with federal officers is.

No, Congresswoman. You are not “facing 17 years in federal prison for doing your job and standing up to Trump.”

That is not what the indictment says.

You were conducting congressional oversight at Delaney Hall. That part WAS your job.

But federal prosecutors allege that when officers attempted to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, you physically interfered with that arrest, struck one federal officer with your forearm, grabbed him, and used your forearms against another officer.

THAT alleged conduct is what produced the three federal charges carrying a combined statutory maximum of 17 years.

You have every right to contest those allegations. You are presumed innocent. You can argue the prosecution is politically motivated, challenge the evidence, challenge the officers’ account and make every constitutional defense available to you.

But “I am facing 17 years for standing up to Trump” is political legerdemain.

Opposition to Trump is not the charged offense.

Congressional oversight is not the charged offense.

The alleged physical interference with federal officers is.

Those are materially different statements, and Americans deserve the whole story.

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— A Gene Robinson (@AlGeneRobi96834) October 25, 2026