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Trump DOJ lawyers scolded by skeptical judges in ballot case: 'How can we do that?'

Lawyers from President Donald Trump's Justice Department were in court Sunday defending the administration's attempts to determine how California counts its ballots during the upcoming midterm elections. The hearing didn't go the way the lawyers likely envisioned it going, according to a new report from Politico. DOJ lawyers argued during a two-hour…

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Raw Story· Oct 25, 11:26 PMTrump DOJ lawyers scolded by skeptical judges in ballot case: 'How can we do that?'

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Appeals court resists DOJ's bid to immediately segregate 20k California ballotsA federal appeals court appeared unlikely to immediately agree to the Trump administration’s bid to segregate 20,000 California ballots it says are likely noncitizen voters, expressing skepticism at a rare Sunday hearing that a trial judge needs to move quicker. “I don't see how we have jurisdiction,” said U.S. Circuit Judge Mark Bennett. The Justice…

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9th Circuit panel questions basis for feds' request to block 20,000 California ballots - Sun, 25 Oct 2026 PSTIn a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court judge appointed by President Trump questioned how the Trump administration's request to intervene in California's ongoing midterm election in order to force state officials to set aside 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship it questions squares with the U.S. Constitution.

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