U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said the FBI agreed to help track down Texas lawmakers who left the state in a bid to block a new congressional map rigged to favor Republicans, sparking fears of a potential standoff between law enforcement or even illegal arrests.
This is a Texas tradition that happens every few years, the GOP does it too. Just politics as usual in Texas.
Is it normal to send the FBI after them?
No, the FBI has no authority to arrest them as they have not committed a federal crime. No law against making statements about hunting them down to sound tough though.
Okay, but I think this establishes this as something different and not “politics as usual”
I don’t know for sure, but I don’t think they have ever even tried to involve the FBI before.
What I’m saying is I don’t think it’s reasonable to jump just because Trump’s FBI run by Kash Patel made a statement. It will be different if they actually do something. Kash spent a lot of time saying he was going to release everything about Epstein and it’s pretty plain that was nothing more than talk. These are bullshitters.
Releasing everything about Epstein would implicate Trump and hurt his popularity among his base, so they won’t do that.
Sending the FBI to arrest Democrats would cost Trump nothing and actually make him far more popular among his base.
This is worth watching.
Yeah, I’m not saying it’s not worth watching. I’m saying Trump admin statements about what they’re going to do have similar value to a fart. IF more than statements happen, then it’s notable and different. Currently it’s just bluster. Trump hasn’t purged the FBI and replaced them with loyalists yet, and they’re not quite as dumb as ICE is.