3/3 ‘Do you intend regime change in Venezuela?’ We were told ‘no.’” So in a sense, we have been briefed. We’ve just been completely lied to.”

2/3 The president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio “lied to members of Congress about what’s going on here.”

“When we had briefings on Venezuela, we asked, ‘Are you going to invade the country?’ We were told ‘no.’ ‘Do you plan to put troops on the ground in Venezuela?’ We were told ‘no.’

2/2 After voting No in December, Republicans in Congress must now join Democrats to grab hold the steering wheel of Venezuela policy to prevent this capture from spiraling into a blood for oil war.”

2/2 namely, the president’s obvious desire to remake the nation’s capital and his administration’s tendency to use claims of “emergencies” to impose a slew of radical policies.”

2/2 The hunt for DEI is also a major waste of resources from a Justice Department that has been struggling with its workload during Attorney General Pam Bondi’s MAGA-ficiation of the department.”

2/2 actively sought to curry Trump’s favor.

America’s so-called “leadership class” is a sham. Most of them do not care a whit for the rest of America. They are out for themselves.”

While we welcome this ruling, we also are clear-eyed that the Trump Administration’s pursuit for unchecked power is continuing across the country.

Illinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.