From day one, Donald Trump has worked to undermine our free and fair elections. He has stacked his team with election deniers like Ed Martin, Kurt Olsen, and Heather Honey, whose extremist playbook is clear: push Trump to declare a fake ‘national emergency’ to meddle in state elections because they know Republicans cannot win on their record.
Criticizing Trump's actions and appointments regarding election integrity.
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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.
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.
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