Alex Padilla: “Thank you, Madam Chair. I know we are here to talk about the DISCLOSE Act, and I am looking forward to the important…”

Still, this incident is a stark reminder of the very real dangers facing those who serve the public and who help administer our elections in the face of increasingly hostile political rhetoric — especially from Donald Trump.

I know how California elections work very, very well. They’re safe, they’re secure. They’re fair, they’re free, and they’re going to stay that way.

Any DOJ action that could spoil an election would be one of the most serious constitutional violations imaginable.

Their only hope for trying to maintain any sense of power is to interfere. It’s to change the rules. It’s to rig the elections.