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Alex Padilla: “This deterrence is achieved by public awareness of the Department’s prosecutive interest in, and prosecution of…”

On the recordJune 11, 2026
This deterrence is achieved by public awareness of the Department’s prosecutive interest in, and prosecution of, election fraud—not through interference with the process itself.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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On the purpose of the DOJ's election prosecution manual.

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