Rob Bonta
Role at the time: Attorney General of California
Condemned
Statement summary
On October 5, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a complaint to the Government Accountability Office and the Office of Special Counsel about the ads. In a statement he said the ads are illegal and called on federal watchdogs to investigate and prosecute what he called a staggering misuse of public funding. His office says the ads violate the federal ban on using taxpayer dollars for partisan publicity or propaganda and the Hatch Act.
“It's also illegal. I call on federal watchdogs to investigate and prosecute this staggering misuse of public funding and breach of public trust.”