Washington, D.C. — Today, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) announced that FBI Director Kash Patel has assigned federal agents to investigate and potentially hunt down Democratic state lawmakers who recently fled the state to fight back against President Donald Trump’s efforts to rig Texas’ congressional maps to yield five new Republican districts. Neera Tanden, CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, released the following statement in response:
The FBI is supposed to uphold and enforce the laws of the United States, not distort its authority to advance Donald Trump’s political agenda. But that’s exactly what appears to be happening, with no legal justification, under the president’s handpicked FBI director. Donald Trump is pursuing an authoritarian power grab through a corrupt, antidemocratic, mid-decade redistricting push, and he’s willing to undermine the integrity of federal law enforcement to make it happen. This egregious abuse of power—intended to silence the voices of millions—should be a wake-up call for all Americans.
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