California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’

A state attorney general has condemned the federal government’s move to verify thousands of ballots as an improper and politically motivated effort to suppress alleged noncitizen voting. The directive, issued by the justice department, was described as an attempt to "politicize and weaponize the law," with the state official asserting it was carried out at the direction of a former president. Critics argue the action undermines trust in elections by targeting voter eligibility without clear legal justification. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions over election integrity and federal-state authority.

State attorney general said Trump’s justice department’s directive to verify 20,000 ballots is completely improperCalifornia’s attorney general on Saturday rebuked the Trump administration’s efforts to quash alleged noncitizen voting, calling it “politicizing and weaponizing the law”.Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, said the justice department acted at Donald Trump’s direction. Continue reading...