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BumRushDaShow

(159,144 posts)
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:20 PM Aug 10

Former attorney general says FBI can't return Texas lawmakers who fled state

Source: The Hill

08/10/25 3:05 PM ET


Former Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday the FBI does not have jurisdiction to return Texas Democratic lawmakers who fled their state.

“Texas lawmakers are digging in. You heard Governor Abbott there talking about the FBI, Senator Cornyn calling the FBI to help locate those Democratic lawmakers who fled the state. I wonder, do you think that the FBI has jurisdiction to intervene here and try to bring back those Democrats who are in other states?” NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked on “Meet the Press.”

“Short answer, no. I mean, you’re asking the FBI to get involved, to find these legislators who are in the process of trying to defend democracy in Texas,” Holder responded.

“And they’re not hard to find, but the question after that is, ‘Well, what’s the federal jurisdiction? What federal statute has potentially been violated? What’s the basis for any federal government interaction?’ And I would say that there is none,” he added.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/5445399-eric-holder-fbi-does-not-have-jurisdiction-texas-lawmakers/

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Former attorney general says FBI can't return Texas lawmakers who fled state (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 10 OP
Some in the FBI will do what Trump tells them to do. Irish_Dem Aug 10 #1
You are 100 percent correct. No one has stopped tsf yet. chicoescuela Aug 10 #2
He may not move out of the WH. Irish_Dem Aug 10 #4
I agree. Certainly don't expect any assistance from SCROTUS chicoescuela Aug 10 #7
In that event Don Jr or Ivanka might move in. Irish_Dem Aug 10 #8
Trump will leave the White House. CBHagman Aug 10 #11
People are still in denial that Trump is a ruthless and dangerous psychopath. Irish_Dem Aug 11 #16
"But he could stay. We have to face that strong possibility." OldBaldy1701E Aug 11 #17
Who will stop him? Irish_Dem Aug 11 #18
Our problem is relying on entities that are not going to act. OldBaldy1701E Aug 11 #20
That's what they said about another killer! BidenRocks Aug 10 #3
Sadly, true n/t Attilatheblond Aug 10 #6
That's cute. Holder thinks jurisdictions, statutes, warrants are still relevant to this Administration. Midnight Writer Aug 10 #5
I wish I had a hundred bucks for each time someone lectured us Irish_Dem Aug 10 #9
And time and again JustAnotherGen Aug 10 #12
Yes Irish_Dem Aug 11 #15
I'm flat out JustAnotherGen Aug 11 #19
Exactly. Irish_Dem Aug 11 #21
This is an example of why our party needs new KPN Aug 10 #10
He's not a leader JustAnotherGen Aug 10 #13
Doesn't really matter what he says. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 10 #14

Irish_Dem

(73,702 posts)
1. Some in the FBI will do what Trump tells them to do.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:24 PM
Aug 10

Those who refuse will be fired.

I think it is naive to state that Trump cannot do this or that.

Trump will do what he wants to do and no one will stop him.

CBHagman

(17,337 posts)
11. Trump will leave the White House.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 09:29 PM
Aug 10

All occupants are temporary, and Trump's only been back there a few months. No one knows what the rest of his life will be like. He's unstable and unpopular, and he's unlikely to improve. He also has exploitable weaknesses.

Irish_Dem

(73,702 posts)
16. People are still in denial that Trump is a ruthless and dangerous psychopath.
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 05:27 AM
Aug 11

The only reason he might leave is because he is lazy.

And it is all too much work for him.
And he has scammed the American taxpayer for as much as he can get away with.

But he could stay.
We have to face that strong possibility.

OldBaldy1701E

(8,885 posts)
20. Our problem is relying on entities that are not going to act.
Mon Aug 11, 2025, 09:08 AM
Aug 11

They just hope that things hold together until this goes away so that they don't have to lose their position in our society.

We are way past that point if one really wants things to change.

Midnight Writer

(24,599 posts)
5. That's cute. Holder thinks jurisdictions, statutes, warrants are still relevant to this Administration.
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 07:54 PM
Aug 10

This Administration will do whatever it damn well pleases.

Who's gonna stop'em?

Irish_Dem

(73,702 posts)
9. I wish I had a hundred bucks for each time someone lectured us
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 08:33 PM
Aug 10

about what Trump can and cannot do.

I would be sitting pretty by now.

JustAnotherGen

(36,799 posts)
12. And time and again
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:04 PM
Aug 10

People like you and me? We've been proven right.
They still don't believe we are in a dictatorship.
It's started. Sooner or later they will come after DU.

KPN

(16,896 posts)
10. This is an example of why our party needs new
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 09:15 PM
Aug 10

leadership. Holder only thinks he is on planet Earth. He obviously is not. It is one thing to say that there is no statute for the FBI doing so, but it’s quite another to say the FBI can’t do it under Trump and Patel, this SCOTUS, etc.

Geesh!

JustAnotherGen

(36,799 posts)
13. He's not a leader
Sun Aug 10, 2025, 10:06 PM
Aug 10

He's a former AG who reported into us.

We are the leaders. We need our Government to fear us. These fascists flip the bird at us every single day.

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