Top Virginia state senator on FBI raid: ‘I am not backing down’
Lucas said she is not backing down after FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant tied to a corruption probe.
- FBI agents executed a court-authorized search warrant on Thursday at Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas's Portsmouth office and her co-owned Cannabis Outlet, part of a corruption investigation.
- An anonymous source told NewsNation the search connects to a corruption investigation reportedly opened under the Biden administration, according to The Associated Press.
- Lucas stated the action 'fits a clear pattern from this administration' to intimidate voices and vowed, 'I am not backing down,' in a statement posted Thursday.
- Virginia State House Speaker Don Scott expressed deep concern but urged caution, saying there is 'far more theatrics and speculation than actual information available to the public.'
- The probe emerges as Virginia voters approved a referendum last month on a new congressional map that could shift four seats toward Democrats, raising stakes for the 2026 midterms.
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FBI Raids Office Of Dem Politician Instrumental In Redrawing Virginia Voter Maps… With Fox News In Tow
Maybe this isn’t just another vindictive prosecution by the Trump administration. But we’re going to need a lot more evidence to the contrary to abandon this conjecture: The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader’s hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press was a corruption investigation. One of the people said the investigation…
Lucas: FBI raid about power, says she's 'not backing down'
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Democratic State Sen. L. Louise Lucas said the FBI raid at her office and business Wednesday morning was "about power, and who is allowed to use it on behalf of the people." In a statement posted to her X account, Lucas said the FBI's actions were about more than her and [...]
Top Virginia state senator on FBI raid: ‘I am not backing down’
Virginia state Senate leader L. Louise Lucas (D) struck an unyielding tone on Wednesday after federal authorities searched her office and a nearby cannabis dispensary that she co-owns, casting the reported probe against her as politically motivated. “Today’s actions by Federal agents are about far more than one state senator; they are about power and…
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