Gen Z House candidate indicted for attacking ICE officers quits interview after being asked about charges

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One day after being federally indicted for her role in obstructing immigration officers outside an Illinois detention facility, Gen Z House candidate Kat Abughazaleh rage-quit an interview after being asked about her charges. Abughazaleh joined Tara Palmeri on her podcast Thursday, which followed an indictment by a grand jury alleging the Illinois congressional candidate "physically hindered and impeded" a federal agent who was "forced to drive at an extremely slow rate of speed to avoid injuring any of the conspirators." Abughazaleh was one of six people named in the indictment, which also alleged the suspects scratched the word "PIG" into the side of a vehicle being driven by a federal immigration officer in addition to banging, pushing, impeding and vandalizing the car. "Did she just sign off? Did she just leave the chat?" Palmeri questioned after Abughazaleh spontaneously removed herself from the virtual interview after only being asked a question or two about the charges she is facing and their severity. "I'm so confused. I'm sorry, I don't know what just happened. Um…okay. Well, she asked– she left because I asked her questions about what happened that day. Alright, well I will continue with the conversation on my own, I guess. This is very bizarre." CONSERVATIVES RIP GEN Z HOUSE CANDIDATE'S FREE SPEECH CLAIM AFTER FEDERAL INDICTMENT: 'SHE'S LYING' Abughazaleh's abrupt exit came after she appeared to get frustrated with Palmeri's questions regarding her federal charges. "What do you think about those charges though, they seem really serious?" Palmeri asked Abughazaleh, noting they include accusations of "conspiracy to impede or injure an ICE officer" and "assaulting or impeding that officer." "Those are pretty big charges," Palmeri remarked. Abughazaleh responded that she "thinks" the charges were "slightly different," but added that "no matter what the charges are in the indictment" she plans to plead not guilty. "This is a political prosecution plain and si…