Alex Padilla: “Congress needs to step up.”

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

My office is in touch with the FBI, U.S. Postal Service and Senate security officials following a suspicious package the U.S. Postal Service intercepted before reaching our office. Thankfully, no threat was posed to my staff or our office.

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the 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.