Gov. Abbott: Receiving a Payment to Escape or Not Take a Vote, Subjects Dems to Forfeiture of Their Seat

CAIN Well that was ░░░░░░░░ next question I was ░░░░░░░░ to ask you Governor ░░░░░░░░ course Texas DPS would ░░░░░░░░ limited powers to arrest ░░░░░░░░ out of state Most ░░░░░░░░ these Democrats have fled ░░░░░░░░ state for that express ░░░░░░░░ Representative Oliverson has said ░░░░░░░░ both you and Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Ken Paxton though have ░░░░░░░░ into whether or not ░░░░░░░░ re funding these trips ░░░░░░░░ fundraising off of these ░░░░░░░░ which would amount to ░░░░░░░░ Would that open up ░░░░░░░░ potential for you to ░░░░░░░░ retrieve some of these ░░░░░░░░ who have fled the ░░░░░░░░ Abbott It opens up ░░░░░░░░ opportunities One bribery in ░░░░░░░░ is a felony Felony ░░░░░░░░ the type of offense ░░░░░░░░ we can issue papers ░░░░░░░░ have these Democrats brought ░░░░░░░░ Another thing though that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats don t seem ░░░░░░░░ know and that is ░░░░░░░░ or receiving a payment ░░░░░░░░ they have to escape ░░░░░░░░ not take a vote ░░░░░░░░ them to forfeiture of ░░░░░░░░ seat That s going ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ grounds you re going ░░░░░░░░ see asserted here immediately ░░░░░░░░ seek the vacation or ░░░░░░░░ or abandonment of these ░░░░░░░░ seats by the Democrats ░░░░░░░░ we will remove them ░░░░░░░░ office and call for ░░░░░░░░ to replace them CAIN ░░░░░░░░ what kind of timeline ░░░░░░░░ said immediately My understanding ░░░░░░░░ that is a legal ░░░░░░░░ It would have to ░░░░░░░░ established by a judge ░░░░░░░░ least that s the ░░░░░░░░ of the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ believe established in 2021 ░░░░░░░░ and that would require ░░░░░░░░ judge to discern abandonment ░░░░░░░░ that seems like that ░░░░░░░░ take some time Abbott ░░░░░░░░ when I say immediately ░░░░░░░░ m talking about when ░░░░░░░░ the paperwork is going ░░░░░░░░ be filed with the ░░░░░░░░ which is going to ░░░░░░░░ immediately Secondly there will ░░░░░░░░ requests for immediate responses ░░░░░░░░ these courts knowing that ░░░░░░░░ re dealing with an ░░░░░░░░ timeline You re a ░░░░░░░░ you know you can ░░░░░░░░ into court and you ░░░░░░░░ get a quick resolution ░░░░░░░░ matters that have a ░░░░░░░░ timetable That s exactly ░░░░░░░░ we re dealing with ░░░░░░░░ here.”