FBI searching offices, homes of Tennessee Republican lawmakers

[sarchasm]

Source: WKRN Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Federal agents searched the offices and homes of several Republican Tennessee lawmakers early Friday morning.

Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation were at the Cordell Hull building in downtown Nashville, where they were seen searching the office of former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada. The legislative offices of representatives Kent Calfee and Robin Smith, both Republicans representing East Tennessee, were also searched.

A source told News 2 the FBI searched Casada’s residence early Friday morning, as well as the homes of several other Republican lawmakers.

Casada resigned from his leadership role in Aug. 2019 amid a scandal involving racist and sexist text messages. The resignation came months after his colleagues in the State House voted “no confidence” in his leadership.

Read more: https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/fbi-searching-offices-homes-of-tennessee-republican-lawmakers/

[soothsayer]

1. Was hoping it was over the insurrection

Maybe they’ll find that too

[southerncrone]

2. It still might be.

This guy always appeared to be a sniveling creep in my opinion. He struck me as vindictive the entire time he was in office.

[ffr]

3. A sign of things to come, let's hope

Weed the weeds out.

[jalan48]

4. No indication as to why raids were taking place. nt

[okaawhatever]

5. Casado is a big time tea partier type. His parents lived in my sister's

neighborhood and they had an extremely large US Flag in their front yard with a same-sized yellow tea party flag underneath it.

[VA_Jill]

8. You mean

what my spousal unit call "the dog sh*t flag"?

[okaawhatever]

12. Exactly. nt

[volstork]

6. They are as crooked as they come

down here in TN. To think we were a solidly D state just 25 years ago.....

[barbtries]

11. you were?

i did not know that.
I'm next door in NC, and I'll pit our republicans against yours for deplorability any day of the week. we're actually purple but their gerrymandering and voter suppression have really worked against us. it's like we're in a race to be Alabama.

[volstork]

15. Yep.

Dem Gov (Ned McWherter), Dem Legislature, Dem Senators (Gore and Sasser). Then it all went wrong.

[VA_Jill]

7. Here's what my daughter says

She lives there so I texted her. Here's what she said:

😂😂😂 i saw that. Some are saying it’s bc of Bill Lee’s school voucher bribe-o-rama. Some suspect that it may be fallout from the Capitol mess. Apparently the pastor of the church in Franklin that Lee & some more officials attend was heavily involved in Wednesday’s mess 👀🍿
Honestly, there’s no telling bc these ppl are so trashy & corrupt. I hope they all get what they deserve.

[SheltieLover]

14. Wow!

They are truly scummy!

[volstork]

16. Do tell!

What church is it? One of those evangelical whack-job ones?

[VA_Jill]

17. Don't know the name of it

but will find out.

[VA_Jill]

19. Grace Chapel, Franklin, TN

Pastor Steve Berger. I'm sure you can check out its website or Facebook page. It's probably got a big splashy one.

[volstork]

20. Thanks!

I'm sure they are nut jobs.

[BlueNProud]

9. Confederates.

[58Sunliner]

10. K & R.

[hibbing]

13. Hard to believe a racist and sexist would be Trump fan n/t

[SunSeeker]

18. Can't wait until the FBI and DOJ are under real leadership. There will be a LOT more arrests. nt

[ck4829]

21. K&R