Trump says the judge should not have ruled against the ballot request
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, remarks to reporters
Trump criticizes Carter's ruling, calls California's elections corrupt and says the administration will appeal.
“California is very corrupt. The elections are extremely corrupt. The judge should not have done that but we'll appeal that, of course”
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DOJ seeks to set aside flagged California ballots; Weber disputes its evidence
DOJ seeks to segregate certain California mail ballots and prevent their federal-election tabulation until citizenship is verified. It identifies more than 20,000 registrants as likely noncitizens. Shirley Weber disputes the evidence, deadline and legality of the demand.
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Associated Press report, published by Yahoo News, on federal subpoenas sent October 21 and 24 to Los Angeles County election staff, Judge Carter's appointment of a special master on October 29, the Justice Department's late October 28 filing asking the Ninth Circuit for a quick ruling, and President Trump's October 29 remarks to reporters.
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Trump spoke to reporters on October 29 before leaving for a campaign rally in South Carolina, after Carter denied the temporary restraining order.
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The Associated Press report notes that the Justice Department had already asked the Ninth Circuit for a quick ruling.
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Relative to DOJ's request to segregate the flagged ballots, Trump objects to the ruling that denied it and says the government will appeal.
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