DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
The department says federal records point to roughly 20,000 suspected noncitizens, while California officials call the list unreliable and warn of voter disenfranchisement.
- On Thursday, the Department of Justice asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots, arguing federal agencies identified those voters as likely noncitizens.
- President Donald Trump's administration seeks greater control over the November 3 midterm elections, yet California officials rejected the federal government's voter list as "unreliable" because the Department of Homeland Security provided no evidence to verify citizenship status.
- The DOJ interpreted Judge Carter's failure to rule by Thursday afternoon as a "constructive denial," citing the "critical and exigent nature" of the case while requesting immediate sequestration of the disputed ballots.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta dismissed the federal effort as meritless, arguing the government treats voters as "guilty until proven innocent" without substantiation. Judge Carter scheduled a hearing for next week to address the emergency request.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated he will not rule out attempting to stop states from certifying mail-in votes after the election, while critics like law professor Rick Hasen suggest the lawsuit may be political groundwork to frame results as illegitimate.
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CA Voter Fraud Reax
INTRO: The D-O-J flagging more than 20 thousand registers voters in California as possible non-citizens ... but the state is denying it. U-S Attorney General for the Central District of California Bill Essayli (ESS-ay-lee) joining Fox's "The Ingraham Angle" saying they have all the evidence but California officials don't want to hear it.... ACK: U.S. Attorney General for the Central District of California Bill Essayli (ESS-ay-lee) on Fox's "The …
Marin to Trump’s DOJ: Nope
Eleven days before the midterm election, federal agents came a-knocking in Marin County with a demand sounding like it came straight out of Trump’s voter-fraud playbook. Set aside any ballots cast by 48 local voters and wait around until someone determines whether these folks are American citizens. In my house, we call that chutzpah. The […]
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