Republican claims of federal assistance to find runaway lawmakers draw sharp rebuke from top Democrats, who accuse the Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement.

Claims by Texas Republicans that the FBI is getting involved in the effort to track down and possibly detain Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas have been met with a furious response from congressional Democrats, who are calling the development an “egregious politicization” of the nation’s top law enforcement agency.

The controversy erupted after Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) stated on Thursday that FBI Director Kash Patel had approved his request to assist state and local law enforcement in locating the absent Texas House Democrats and investigating potential offenses.

“I thank President Trump and Director Patel f

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