Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., blasted Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday night, accusing the Democrat of committing a crime by threatening federal immigration agents with prosecution.
In an appearance on Newsmax, Mullin said Pritzker’s comments — suggesting that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could face prosecution under a future administration — amount to intimidation of federal law enforcement officers.
“When Pritzker comes out and threatens federal agents from doing their job, saying that you may be prosecuted during the next administration, that is a direct threat to a federal agent and trying to inhibit him from doing his job; that in itself is a crime,” Mullin told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”
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