Top Virginia state senator on FBI raid: 'I am not backing down' |
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 who is allowed to use it on behalf of the people,” Lucas said in a statement shared on the social platform X.
“What we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration: when challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them, she added.
Multiple FBI vehicles were spotted outside Lucas’s office in her hometown in Portsmouth, Va., on Wednesday morning as agents executed what the FBI described only as a “court-authorized search warrant.” Agents were also seen at the Cannabis Outlet, a neighboring shop that Lucas opened in 2021, which purports to sell legal CBD and hemp products.
The search was........