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California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots

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Letters from federal prosecutors represent latest escalation as Trump continues to make claims of voter fraud Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may belong to noncitizens, according to the Los Angeles county registrar and a letter obtained by the Associated Press. The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the…

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