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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

‘Texas law does not apply in Illinois’: Gov. JB Pritzker draws line in sand as FBI ‘hunts down’ runway Democrats

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Sunday refuted claims that President Donald Trump could force Texas Democrats to return to their state and cooperate with a Republican redistricting effort, insisting FBI agents had no jurisdiction to enforce Texas law in his state.

Three members of the Texas state legislature left the state to dodge warrants for their arrest, a ploy by the state’s Republican governor to force their attendance on a vote to redraw congressional district lines.

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