WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ-09) today commented on the arrest and booking of Donald Trump.

"Something happened today that has never occurred before in America's long, storied history," said Rep. Pascrell. "Today, a former President of the United States was booked, fingerprinted, and appeared before a judge in a criminal proceeding as a defendant.