The FBI served more than 10 search warrants Wednesday morning in a criminal investigation that dates back “years” targeting Democratic Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas, according to a top Trump administration official who spoke to NOTUS on the condition of anonymity. A second official described the investigation as “financial” in nature and said it started during the Biden administration.
Lucas, who is the president pro tempore of the state’s Senate and an ally of Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger, pushed for the state redistricting referendum that voters approved last month. The raid on her office prompted some of her Democratic colleagues to speculate that President Donald Trump is once again trying to leverage law enforcement for political ends.
The FBI has provided little public detail on why it searched Lucas’ Portsmouth district headquarters and a neighboring marjuana dispensary on Wednesday. The FBI’s Norfolk field office said it was operating under a “court-authorized federal search warrant,” and said there was no threat to public safety.