California Republican state legislative leaders have asked the Department of Justice to investigate “corruption and illegality” they say is behind the state Democratic Party’s push for drawing up new boundaries for the state’s congressional districts.

In a letter to the DOJ and provided to Newsmax, the California Republicans said an “immediate investigation” was warranted to look at “allegations of corruption and illegality involving members of the California state legislature and their current redistricting scheme.”

Simultaneously, the GOP lawmakers have asked the California State Supreme Court to intervene in the redistricting effort.

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