Alex Padilla: “I will continue to fight for a pathway to citizenship for DACA recipients and other law-abiding, long-term residents of…”

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.

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.

We will fight this illegal overreach every step of the way.