The following is an edited transcript of an interview between Daily Wire editor-in-chief John Bickley and Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) on a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire/dan-crenshaw-s-crusade-against-ideological-persecution-saturday-extra" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Saturday Extra edition of Morning Wire</a>.
The Biden administration’s prosecution of a Texas doctor who blew the whistle on transgender procedures being conducted on children in the state has sparked accusations of political and ideological persecution. We spoke with U.S. congressman from the state of Texas, Republican Dan Crenshaw, about what actions he and his colleagues are taking on the issue of child transgender medical procedures and what they say is the weaponization of the federal government.

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