Democrat governors who continue to refuse to work with the Trump administration to deport criminal immigrants could face legal action, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., told Newsmax before Thursday’s testimony to his committee from Democrat Govs. Kathy Hochul of New York, JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Tim Walz of Minnesota.

“If they continue to defy federal law, then I’m sure they’re going to face the consequences of a Trump Department of Justice,” Comer told “Wake Up America.”

He said Republicans on the committee want to hear whether the governors will cooperate with border czar Tom Homan and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as well as President Donald Trump’s directive on deportation.

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