FBI Raids Office of Lawmaker Who Led Virginia Redistricting – Mother Jones

That is, it’s still not clear whether the investigation has produced credible evidence of wrongdoing by anyone, let alone Lucas herself. But Trump’s FBI has given us little reason to believe it is operating in good faith or is choosing its targets without regard for the president’s political whims. 

Since his return to office, Trump has not hesitated to use the Department of Justice as a judicial cudgel against his critics…

 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/fbi-raid-louise-lucas-virginia-house-redistricting/

 

FBI raids office of Dem state lawmaker in Virginia who led redistricting efforts - POLITICO

Lucas, 82, has long been an outspoken figure in state politics and gained national attention in recent months for helping lead the effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps, which could help Democrats gain four additional seats in the coming midterm elections. She routinely took shots at President Donald Trump and statewide Republicans with bombastic posts on social media throughout the process.  

“You all started it and we fucking finished it,” she wrote on X in February, a response to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who called out the Virginia maps as a Democratic gerrymander...

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/06/louise-lucas-fbi-virginia-00908222