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James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 17, 2025

She’s issuing this order and saying you gotta tell them all to stand down. I’m not gonna do that.

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James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 17, 2025

This judge is considering whether or not to hold me in contempt. But I am not going to rubber-stamp her order.

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Gentner Drummond
@gentnerdrummond· OK· Jun 16, 2025

Unlike past prosecutors, who allowed a key witness to lie on the stand, my office will make sure Mr. Glossip receives a fair trial based on hard facts, solid evidence, and truthful testimony.

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Gentner Drummond
@gentnerdrummond· OK· Jun 16, 2025

While it was clear to me and to the U.S. Supreme Court that Mr. Glossip did not receive a fair trial, I have never proclaimed his innocence.

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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jun 13, 2025

Free and fair elections are the foundation of this nation, and no president has the power to steal that right from the American people.

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Mazie Hirono
@maziehirono· Democratic · HI· Jun 12, 2025

This is what authoritarians do. None of us is safe from this regime.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 12, 2025

These unlawful deployments have already proven to be a deeply inflammatory and unnecessary provocation.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 11, 2025

Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 11, 2025

There is no invasion or rebellion in Los Angeles, only the kind of civil unrest that occurs from time to time that is typically the purview of local law enforcement.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 11, 2025

Defendants, including President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth have sought to bring military personnel and a ‘warrior culture’ to the streets of cities and towns where Americans work, go to school and raise their families.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 11, 2025

The federalized National Guard and active-duty Marines deployed in Los Angeles will engage in quintessential law enforcement activity in violation of the PCA.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 10, 2025

President Trump's order calling federalized National Guard troops into Los Angeles — over the objections of the Governor and local law enforcement — is unnecessary and counterproductive.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 9, 2025

Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion.

nbcnews.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 9, 2025

Violates the state’s sovereign right to control and have available its National Guard

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 9, 2025

To call what’s happening in Los Angeles a invasion or a rebellion just defies credulity.

democracynow.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 9, 2025

Trump’s actions, without a request from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, was 'unlawful' and should be rescinded.

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Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 8, 2025

Let me be clear: There is no invasion. There is no rebellion. The President is trying to manufacture chaos and crisis on the ground for his own political ends.

msnbc.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 8, 2025

President Trump’s order calling federalized National Guard troops into Los Angeles — over the objections of the Governor and local law enforcement — is unnecessary and counterproductive.

msnbc.com