Schumer, Warnock want DOJ investigation into Tennessee lawmakers' expulsion

[mystery-ak]

 April 12, 2023 2:12pm EDT
Schumer, Warnock want DOJ investigation into Tennessee lawmakers' expulsion
In letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Schumer and Warnock call expulsions of Tennessee House members 'draconian'
By Timothy Nerozzi | Fox News

Top Democratic Party leaders are pushing for a federal investigation into the expulsion of two state lawmakers from the Tennessee legislature.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock are requesting the Department of Justice to investigate the expulsions of Tennessee state Reps. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson.

Pearson and Jones, along with Democrat Reps. Gloria Johnson, egged on protesters and stormed the state House floor to call on their colleagues to take action against gun violence last month.

As a consequence of their actions, both Pearson and Jones were expelled from the House by Republicans.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/schumer-warnock-want-doj-investigation-tennessee-lawmakers-expulsion

[Kamaji]

Why?  Where is the federal hook?

[DefiantMassRINO]

The US Senators don't want to be outstaged by up-and-coming whippersnappers.  They want some of the media glow for themselves.

Why investigate something that backfired so horribly in the perpetrators' faces?  The blowback may cost some GOP state assembly men their seats in the next election.