Political Quotes

Rob Bonta

The Public Record

Attorney General of California since 2021

Quotes by year · 2021–2026148 total · peak 2026 (71)
2021: 6 quotes2022: 2 quotes2023: 1 quote2025: 68 quotes2026: 71 quotes
Jun 29, 2026

Let’s be clear: this illegal attempt from the Trump administration lets Sable profit at the expense of our environment and public health.

theguardian.com
Jun 25, 2026

We sued President Trump over his attempt to unilaterally impose voting restrictions across the country — and we won.

foxnews.com
Jun 21, 2026

Trump has 'weaponized' the Justice Department, saying it has shifted from pursuing criminal prosecutions to conducting 'political persecutions against political enemies.'

foxnews.com
Jun 21, 2026

This is someone who's weaponized the U.S. DOJ time and time again. I think he's doing it now.

foxnews.com
Jun 20, 2026

If that doesn't destroy trust and make you doubt the intent behind this probe, I don't know what else I can tell you.

foxnews.com
Jun 20, 2026

Everyone knows that he could be president of the United States. So you put that situational awareness and context into this, and what do you conclude?

foxnews.com
Jun 20, 2026

I know what I've concluded is that this is highly dubious — there's no trust in it.

foxnews.com
Jun 13, 2026

The merger of Warner Bros and Paramount is not a done deal and remains under investigation by my office.

theguardian.com
May 26, 2026

This is what they do, in campaigns and for political expenditures, they make sure that all the rules are being followed, disclosures are made, reporting is done right and accurately.

washingtonexaminer.com
May 11, 2026

It’s like he’s a repeat offender. He’s incorrigible.

azmirror.com
May 11, 2026

He has decided to break the law. He has decided to be blatant and brazen about it. He has decided to be consistent and frequent in his violations.

azmirror.com
Mar 31, 2026

President Trump’s Executive Order marks a dangerous and unprecedented escalation in his ongoing attacks on our elections. The power to regulate elections belongs to the States and to Congress — he has no role to play. We blocked his…

latimes.com
Mar 31, 2026

The power to regulate elections belongs to the States and to Congress – he has no role to play.

theguardian.com
Feb 17, 2026

Confident that the facts and the law favor a permanent block of these reckless and illegal funding cuts

latimes.com
Jan 10, 2026

It doesn’t have the authority to override the U.S. Constitution and trample Congress’ power of the purse.

latimes.com
Jan 10, 2026

This is funding that California parents count on to get the safe and reliable child care they need so that they can go to work and provide for their families.

latimes.com
Jan 10, 2026

This is just the latest example of Trump’s willingness to throw vulnerable children, vulnerable families and seniors under the bus if he thinks it will advance his vendetta against California and Democratic-led states.

latimes.com
Jan 10, 2026

This is a political attack on the most vulnerable in our society.

npr.org
Jan 2, 2026

For six months, California National Guard troops have been used as political pawns by a President desperate to be king.

latimes.com
Dec 27, 2025

Today, Americans can breathe a huge sigh of relief.

latimes.com
Dec 10, 2025

But the President is not King. And he cannot federalize the National Guard whenever, wherever, and for however long he wants, without justification.

cbsnews.com
Dec 10, 2025

Once again, a court has firmly rejected the President's attempt to make the National Guard a traveling national police force.

cbsnews.com
Oct 28, 2025

He is laying the groundwork. He is socializing an idea that is very dangerous about potential election interference and fraud when it does not exist.

nbcnews.com

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