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Gavin Newsom: “The rule of law continues to slap down Donald Trump's dangerous and un-American attacks on our free and fair elections.”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2026
The rule of law continues to slap down Donald Trump's dangerous and un-American attacks on our free and fair elections.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California

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Response to court ruling against Trump's mail-in voting order.

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