Alex Padilla: “It seems to me this carve out is unacceptable, and has outlived whatever usefulness it might have had.”

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

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.

They’re desperate. They’re looking for this proof that Trump has been barking about for more than ten years about massive voter fraud, which simply does not exist.

The 2026 midterm elections have begun. We urge you to immediately reaffirm that the Department will forgo any actions that would interfere with the lawful administration of the 2026 elections.