Democrat lawmakers say several actions taken by the Trump administration’s intelligence community and Department of Justice qualify as abuses of power and threaten to undermine the independence that has traditionally been afforded both agencies.
The FBI’s commitment last week to assist the Texas state government in tracking down the runaway Democrat state House members came as the bureau terminated a number of agents, including those who had worked on cases related to President Donald Trump.
In a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Democrats asked for the legal authority being used to track down the Texas Democrats.
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