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Trump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state

President Trump said California election officials could go to jail if they count mail-in ballots from people the federal government identified as potential noncitizens, after the Justice Department sued the state.

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The Justice Department has sued California after giving state and local election officials a thumb drive with voter roll citizenship data and 48 hours to compare 20,000 names flagged by the Department of Homeland Security.(source: Oct 14: Justice Department threatens California over noncitizen voter list)(source: Oct 17: Trump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state) President Trump wrote on Truth Social that California election officials "will all go to jail for a long period of time" if they include the mail-in ballots of people identified as potential noncitizens in the midterm count.(source: Oct 17: Trump warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots as DOJ sues state) Federal authorities arrested 11 foreign nationals in California on Monday and the Justice Department announced charges against 28 noncitizens for alleged illegal voting and registration offenses.(source: story 3, Oct 19)

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  • Trump wrote on Truth Social that officials "will all go to jail for a long period of time" if they include the mail-in ballots of people identified as potential noncitizens in the midterm count.
  • The Justice Department sued California on Thursday after giving state and local election officials a USB drive with voter roll citizenship data and 48 hours to compare 20,000 names flagged by the Department of Homeland Security.
  • The DOJ letter to the Los Angeles County Counsel's Office said consequences for facilitating or ignoring noncitizen voting in a federal election are significant.
  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the suit as a "sad, desperate attempt by Trump to use his politicized Justice Department to try to suppress California voters."
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Warns California officials of jail over noncitizen ballots

Breitbart (Politics): Trump Warns California Election Officials of Jail Time if They Let Noncitizens Vote

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Breitbart reports that Trump promised jail for California officials who do not heed the DOJ warning and include the mail-in ballots of people identified as potential noncitizens in their midterm tallies.

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ZeroHedge: "They Will All Go To Jail": Trump Threatens California Election Officials If They Let Non-Citizens Vote
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ZeroHedge reports that Trump threatened California election officials with prison if they count mail-in ballots from about 20,000 people identified as possible noncitizens, intensifying a legal dispute weeks before the midterms.

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