FBI Raids Office of State Senator L. Louise Lucas

The FBI searched the Portsmouth, Virginia, office of state Senator L. Louise Lucas, the Democratic president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, on Wednesday. A marijuana dispensary she co-owns, located near her office, was also raided. Authorities, speaking to The Washington Post, said the probe involved allegations of bribery related to the cannabis dispensary. Lucas has not been charged and was sent back home. Lucas cast the raid as political intimidation and linked it to her role leading Virginia’s redistricting effort earlier this month. In a statement, she said, “What we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration; when challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them.”