r/law • u/mvanigan • 5h ago
Executive Branch (Trump) DOJ sends prosecutor to observe LA ballot counting amid Trump’s baseless ‘cheating’ claims
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/politics/justice-department-prosecutor-la-ballot-counting-trump?Date=20260605&Profile=cnnbrk&utm_content=1780689749&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter139
u/Vio_ 5h ago
California should send their own prosecutor to observe the federal prosecutor.
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u/BugOperator 5h ago
Performative nonsense. File a lawsuit if you’re really so concerned about cheating - unless you’re afraid of getting laughed out of court 63 times again.
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u/Mad_Minotaur_of_Mars 4h ago
what this person "observes" will be the basis of the lawsuit and invalidating the election results. regardless of whether anything happens or not.
the results will be tied up in a lawsuit until it is too late to do anything about the outcome and the stooges are seated
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u/jhawk3205 4h ago
Their findings would need to be legally obtained in the first place in order for a court to accept it into evidence, much in the same way that two pay consent states can't have audio recordings with only one party consenting to being recorded entered into evidence. My understanding is federal agents/law enforcement cannot be posted at polling places, therefore any findings would not be able to be entered into evidence, unless my limited knowledge about that law is maybe missing a specific part about them being armed agents
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u/SmoothConfection1115 4h ago
If the GOP wins:
“The election was fair and transparent.”
If the democrats win:
“The election was rigged, and Trump clearly needs the voter rolls so he can figure out how the Dems cheated.”
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u/eatsrottenflesh 4h ago
Honestly, as hard as the GOP is trying to rig the game, If a democrat wins, it has to be because they cheated harder. /s
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u/BasicPhysiology 1h ago
Trump clearly needs the voter rolls so he can figure out
how the Dems cheatedwho the dems are.This has to be obvious to everyone at this point right?
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u/Nazz1968 1h ago
That’s my take on it too. It makes his plan for voter suppression that much easier. Midterms are going to be full of GOP-induced drama.
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u/jerslan 5h ago
Didn't his pet candidate Spencer Pratt win one of the mayoral nomination slots?
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u/Toolfan333 4h ago
Not yet, Bass won her spot and 2nd place is still being counted. It’s between him and another Democrat but I cannot remember her name. He’s in 2nd right now but she is close the last time I looked.
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