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Stuff Is Getting Real: DOJ Issues Criminal Subpoenas For CA Election Officials

The DOJ has escalated its fight for election integrity by issuing criminal grand jury subpoenas to California state and local officials. Read about the massive legal showdown over noncitizen voting claims ahead of the midterms.

October 30, 2026
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(RedState) The U.S. Department of Justice continues its battle for election integrity, particularly with the recalcitrant state of California. Both Golden State and Los Angeles County election officials have flatly refused to sequester ballots of 20,000 people whom the DOJ has determined may be "likely noncitizens."

Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, and his useful idiot, CA Attorney General Rob Bonta, continue to bluster and issue threats. Despite the fact that on Wednesday, Clinton-appointed Central District of California Judge David Carter ruled against the DOJ's emergency motion.

A warning to Donald Trump: I’m deploying election lawyers to key battleground districts in California to protect every vote. And I just made it a FELONY to illegally seize ballots.

— Gavin Newsom

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