Sen. John Cornyn Says The Fbi Granted His Request To Help Find Absent Texas Democrats

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Thursday that nan FBI has approved his petition for national rule enforcement to thief find Texas authorities Democratic lawmakers who near nan authorities successful an effort to artifact GOP redistricting efforts.

"I americium proud to denote that Director Kash Patel has approved my petition for nan FBI to assistance authorities and section rule enforcement successful locating runaway Texas House Democrats," Cornyn said successful a statement.

Cornyn thanked President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel for "supporting and swiftly acting connected my telephone for nan national authorities to clasp these expected lawmakers accountable for fleeing Texas."

"We cannot let these rogue legislators to debar their law responsibilities," he added.

The announcement comes aft Cornyn sent a missive to Patel connected Tuesday urging that "the FBI has devices to assistance authorities rule enforcement erstwhile parties transverse authorities lines, including to debar testifying aliases fleeing a segment of a crime."

One time earlier, an management charismatic told NBC News that location were nary plans to usage national agents to apprehension Texas lawmakers who near nan state. That charismatic said Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, "can grip his ain state."

Reached for comment, a spokesperson for Cornyn’s agency deferred to nan FBI for further specifications astir nan request. A spokesperson for nan FBI declined to comment.

NBC News has reached retired to nan Texas House Democratic Caucus for comment.

Democratic legislators near Texas past play successful an effort to contradict Republican lawmakers a quorum arsenic they tried to push guardant a redistricting scheme that could let nan GOP to prime up 5 seats successful Congress adjacent year.