Alex Padilla: “He’s trying to tear down the rule of law, trying to tear down our democratic institutions, he’s trying to tear down the…”

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.

This lawsuit has no legal basis or evidence behind it and is nothing more than a blatant abuse of power designed to sow distrust in our elections and threaten Americans’ right to vote.

We’ve seen this coming: Donald Trump’s Department of Justice with no authority is now actively trying to interfere in the 2026 elections and strong-arm California into purging names from our voter rolls and blocking mail ballots based…

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