Pro­gres­sive law­mak­er’s baby bump pho­to sparks online firestorm as she faces prison time: ‘Dis­gust­ing’

Rep. LaM­on­i­ca McIv­er, D‑N.J., caused an uproar on social media when she made a post defend­ing her deci­sion to get preg­nant despite poten­tial­ly fac­ing near­ly two decades in prison for alleged­ly assault­ing law enforce­ment offi­cers at Delaney Hall deten­tion cen­ter protests.“People might find it crazy that even though I’m fac­ing 17 years in prison, I made the deci­sion to get preg­nant,” McIv­er post­ed to X on Tues­day. “But, at the end of the day, this is some­thing I couldn’t let be con­sumed by this admin­is­tra­tion. I refuse to let them take my joy or my future.“The New Jer­sey con­gress­woman is being charged on three counts of alleged­ly assault­ing, im …