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Aug 5, 2025 Trump endorsed FBI involvement in locating fleeing Texas Democratic legislators Tier 1 · Primary Power and Authority
A president's public backing of federal law-enforcement action against state lawmakers exercising a constitutional tactic threatens federalism and separation of powers.
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- President Trump endorses federal involvement in locating and compelling return of Democratic state lawmakers — President Trump publicly stated that the FBI "may have to" assist in tracking down Texas Democratic state legislators who left the state to break quorum on redistricting votes. Trump argued that Republicans were "entitled" to five additional congressional seats under a new map and that lawmakers "can't just sit it out" but must "go back" and "fight it out." Trump also criticized Democratic-controlled states' gerrymandering while defending the Texas Republican redistricting plan as justified.
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