Dem Rep. Watson Coleman: We Tried to Shield the Newark Mayor from Getting Arrested Because We Knew That Was Not Legal

SANCHEZ So ultimately what ░░░░░░░░ you say they were ░░░░░░░░ to accomplish by forcing ░░░░░░░░ out and having this ░░░░░░░░ we re watching unfold ░░░░░░░░ replay at this Delaney ░░░░░░░░ WATSON COLEMAN Well they ░░░░░░░░ never trying to force ░░░░░░░░ three members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ They had apparently invited ░░░░░░░░ mayor in to talk ░░░░░░░░ when we got to ░░░░░░░░ the mayor was and ░░░░░░░░ other officials were the ░░░░░░░░ said to him you ░░░░░░░░ trespassing We need you ░░░░░░░░ leave the property He ░░░░░░░░ quietly without any resistance ░░░░░░░░ all the dignity of ░░░░░░░░ mayor of the greatest ░░░░░░░░ the biggest city in ░░░░░░░░ state of New Jersey ░░░░░░░░ the property and went ░░░░░░░░ the fence where there ░░░░░░░░ protesters And we were ░░░░░░░░ back to the receiving ░░░░░░░░ the holding room thinking ░░░░░░░░ now we re going ░░░░░░░░ begin our tour And ░░░░░░░░ overhear them on the ░░░░░░░░ ICE officials on the ░░░░░░░░ and then we hear ░░░░░░░░ re arresting the mayor ░░░░░░░░ which we said for ░░░░░░░░ He s not on ░░░░░░░░ property And they wouldn ░░░░░░░░ respond to us And ░░░░░░░░ opened the gates and ░░░░░░░░ sort of pursued the ░░░░░░░░ with a number of ░░░░░░░░ who were masked and ░░░░░░░░ guns And so instinctively ░░░░░░░░ three members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ to shield the mayor ░░░░░░░░ we knew that what ░░░░░░░░ happening was not legal.”