O'Rourke and Soros investigated

 DC Daily Journal:

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Texas Senator John Cornyn, a Republican, is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to launch a federal investigation into organizations connected to Beto O’Rourke and the influential billionaire George Soros, accusing them of potentially violating laws by financing the flight of Texas Democrats during a critical redistricting session.

This push adds validity to the concerns over how such deep-pocketed donors, particularly Soros with his history of funding progressive causes, might be exerting outsized sway on state politics.

In a letter obtained by Fox News Digital, Cornyn pressed for scrutiny of O’Rourke’s Powered by People PAC and the Soros-affiliated Texas Majority PAC, questioning if their support for the lawmakers’ exodus breached federal corruption and election statutes. “I write today to encourage an investigation of the entities funding this charade,” Cornyn wrote. “News reports make clear that PACs tied to Beto O’Rourke and megadonors such as George Soros are supporting the legislators, along with other campaign entities.”

Cornyn had earlier appealed to FBI Director Kash Patel to locate the absent Democrats. His latest demand follows revelations from the Texas Tribune that O’Rourke’s group has been instrumental in covering costs like flights, hotels, and even the $500 daily fines for the approximately 50 Democrats who relocated to New York and Illinois.
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Cornyn’s letter points to how the lawmakers’ actions, allegedly fueled by these PACs, not only stalled redistricting but also delayed vital aid for flood victims in Texas. “The special session will end in a matter of days, at which point, assistance to flood victims and other needed measures will go unaddressed,” Cornyn said.

“The absconding House members’ dereliction of duty is truly shameful.”
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The Democrats in this case are their own threat to democracy as they try to thwart the democratic process.  There should be consequences for those engaged in trying to stop the legislative action.

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