Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said Sunday it would be illegal for President Trump to order the FBI to arrest Texas state Democratic officials for fleeing their state to halt Republican redistricting efforts, “Well, first of all, Texas law does not apply in the state of Illinois, and there's no federal law that would allow the FBI to arrest anybody that's here visiting our state. So, it's a lot of grandstanding,” said Pritzker to Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” 

Pritzker vowed to protect Texas Democrats who fled the Texas to Illinois, to prevent a quorum in the Texas legislature necessary to vote on the new gerrymandered voting map.  After the legislators fled, Texas Gov Gregg Abbott (R) ordered their arrest because they “abandoned their duty to Texans.” Since the lawmakers are o

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