Spanberger AG draws fire over two-front fight against Trump enforcement agenda
Jay Jones blasted for 'picking fights' with sheriff as second enforcement clash escalates.
Jay Jones blasted for 'picking fights' with sheriff as second enforcement clash escalates.
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- What happened
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Key points
- Virginia AG Jay Jones, left and Gov Abigail Spanberger, right, embrace during the 2026 inaugural ceremonies in Richmond.
- His criticism came as Jones confirmed a probe into Greene County Sheriff Steve Smith.
- FIRST ON FOX: DOJ SUES SPANBERGER'S VIRGINIA OVER LAWS KNEECAPPING FEDERAL AGENTS AS MASK WAR ESCALATES.
- And a legal challenge involving federal access to commercial driver records.
Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore accused the Democratic attorney general of fighting law enforcement, pointing to Jones' scrutiny of Greene County Sheriff Steve Smith and his lawsuit blocking federal access to commercial-driver records. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is drawing fire over two disputes involving the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda – a civil rights investigation into a rural sheriff's traffic-stop practices against the backdrop of his cooperation with ICE. And a legal challenge involving federal access to commercial driver records.
Virginia House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore informed Fox News Digital that the two disputes reflect what he characterized as a broader unwillingness by Virginia's Democratic leadership to cooperate with President Donald Trump. His criticism came as Jones confirmed a probe into Greene County Sheriff Steve Smith.
"That's just this whole administration's modus operandi, to put it bluntly, they are so mad at Trump, they want to make sure they don't want to cooperate with Trump in any area whatsoever, and they want make it unsafe for Virginians, " Kilgore, R-Gate City, informed Fox News Digital in an interview.
Virginia AG Jay Jones, left and Gov Abigail Spanberger, right, embrace during the 2026 inaugural ceremonies in Richmond. (Al Drago/Getty Images).
Notably, the criticism comes as Jones' Office of Civil Rights notified Smith that it introduced an investigation into allegations involving the Greene County Sheriff's Office's traffic-stop practices and cooperation with federal immigration authorities.
For now, spanberger AG draws fire over two-front fight against Trump enforcement agenda remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
