Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans right
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Publisher signals
69/100
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Leadership at the Department of Justice is escalating the Trump administration’s fight with California over suspected illegal voting, directing top federal prosecutors to pursue criminal subpoenas of local and state officials.
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Leadership → escalate → officials
At least four election workers in California have received federal criminal grand jury subpoenas within the last week, CalMatters reported.
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CalMatters → receive → week
At least one of these subpoenas was delivered on Thursday, after a federal judge rejected the DOJ’s request that California set aside mail-in ballots associated with over 20,000 registered voters whose citizenship the Trump administration has called into question.
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administration → deliver → question
A subpoena sent to three election employees at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s office requested records on how the department stops non-citizens from voting as well as "records relating to or involving evidence collected by your agency which tends to indicate an alien has voted in a federal election."
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alien → send → election
An official in Orange County received a similar subpoena, local media reported.
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media → receive → subpoena
"This court believes it would be wise that any threats to state or county employees cease immediately," the judge said during court proceedings.
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judge → believe → proceedings
"These threats must stop," he wrote in his Wednesday decision.
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he → stop → decision
A Justice Department spokesperson pushed back against characterizations that the administration was targeting individuals with subpoenas, noting that receiving a subpoena doesn’t mean you are a target and that the DOJ generally doesn’t subpoena targets.
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DOJ → push → targets
"To be clear, the district court judge explained that voting unlawfully results in criminal exposure.
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voting → explain → exposure
Consistent with this, California also wrote in its filing that the remedy for unlawful voting is through criminal prosecution," Justice Department spokeswoman Kiersten Pels said in an emailed statement.
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Pels → write → statement
"Thus, while DOJ maintains that a civil remedy is still available, all agree that noncitizen voting is properly addressed through criminal law."
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voting → maintain → law
She declined to comment on the "alleged grand jury subpoenas," citing departmental policy.
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She → decline → policy
The DOJ’s clash with California is part of a broader effort undertaken by the Trump administration to prove widespread voter fraud.
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clash → undertake → fraud
While the administration has turned up a number of examples of non-citizens registered to vote in federal elections, it has yet to prove widespread illegal voting.
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it → turn → voting
The DOJ has appealed the decision blocking it from compelling California to separate ballots associated with more than 20,000 registered voters it suspects may be noncitizens.
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it → appeal → voters
Many of these ballots, however, have already been cast by early voters and anonymized, making it virtually impossible to identify them.
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it → cast → them
The California governor’s office did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Friday.
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office → respond → Friday
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