“Never Before in American History”: Judge Rips Trump Over California

Summary

A federal judge tore into the Trump administration for attempting to impede California’s elections, accusing the executive branch of operating more like a monarchy than a component of American democracy. U.S. District Judge David Carter slammed the president and his subordinates Wednesday evening for filing a temporary restraining order that would have forced California to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots over baseless accusations of voter fraud. “Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon…

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