California governor urges courts to resist Trump ballot seizure attempts

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called on federal courts to prepare for potential ballot seizure attempts by the Trump administration during the upcoming midterm elections. In a letter to federal judges, Newsom expressed concern that the DOJ may seek search warrants to seize ballots and related materials before election results are certified, arguing that such actions would interfere with the lawful counting of ballots and certification of election results.

The warning comes in the wake of a U.S. appeals court's rejection of the administration's request for California's records in a criminal investigation into alleged non-citizen voting, potentially setting the stage for a Supreme Court showdown. A separate federal judge has ordered the DOJ to stop threatening legal action against state and local election officials in California who refuse to comply with the administration's election-related demands.

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