Trump Administration Threatens to Prosecute California Election Workers
The president threatened imprisonment over mail ballots, while the DOJ sued alleging noncitizens were not purged from voter rolls.
The Trump administration is threatening to criminally prosecute local election workers and public officials in California, ABC News and Reuters reported.
According to Reuters, President Donald Trump threatened state officials with imprisonment over their stance on mail-in ballots. Meanwhile, ABC News reported that the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against California, alleging the state failed to remove noncitizens from its voter rolls.
Further details regarding the scope of the legal proceedings and any formal response from California officials have not yet been released.