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"The president does not have direct executive power over elections to ban mail voting."

"The president does not have any legal authority over the administration of mail voting."

"The President plays literally no role in elections, and that's by design of the founders."

"[Trump's mail-in ballot ban] would violate the Constitution and is a major step to prevent free and fair elections."

“The President has no power constitutionally to dictate to states the manner in which they conduct national elections."

"[Trump] would need the cooperation of Congress [to ban mail-in ballots], which I think he'd be unlikely to get to have any kind of federal interference with how the midterm elections will be run."

"While the attorney general does not have the authority to prevent states from following their own laws for counting ballots, this command sets up a potential conflict between the federal government and the states over the counting of ballots in the days after Election Day."

"[Trump] might soon announce a long-promised executive order on the subject."

“The White House is working on an executive order to strengthen our elections in this country, and to ensure that there cannot be blatant fraud, as we’ve seen in California, with their universal mail-in voting system."

"I’m going to do an executive order ending vote by mail.'”

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“We will not hand over Coloradans’ sensitive voting information to Donald Trump. He does not have a legal right to the information.”

“The U.S. DOJ is simply asking the commission to do something that the commission is explicitly forbidden by Wisconsin law to do.”

“Washington is not going to turn over this personal information. If they do release the lawsuit, we are very confident we will be successful in court.”

"I'm not going to turn over the list to the Department of Justice."

“The federal government has no role in list maintenance.”

“It’s hard for me to imagine any Republican state with faith in its own list maintenance capacity agreeing to outsource that decision to the DOJ.”

“They’re also not likely, but these are things people need to be on guard for.”

“We are in the process of reviewing the document with our attorneys and carefully considering our options.”

"They’re entitled to the vast majority of information — people’s names, addresses, birthdays"

“At this Department of Justice, we will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to abide by our federal elections laws. If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.”

“Accurate voter rolls are the cornerstone of fair and free elections, and too many states have fallen into a pattern of noncompliance with basic voter roll maintenance.”

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating him, his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and his chief of staff, which he attributed to political retaliation by President Trump.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating him, his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and his chief of staff, which he attributed to political retaliation by President Trump.

Newsom, who is termed out of office in January, said the probe was motivated by his potential 2028 presidential run. "He's coming after me because I am considering running for President," Newsom said in a video posted to X.

Newsom, who is termed out of office in January, said the probe was motivated by his potential 2028 presidential run. "He's coming after me because I am considering running for President," Newsom said in a video posted to X.

A person familiar with the matter said the investigations were initiated by federal law enforcement officials in California, not launched by officials in Washington, disputing Newsom's claim of political motivation.

A person familiar with the matter said the investigations were initiated by federal law enforcement officials in California, not launched by officials in Washington, disputing Newsom's claim of political motivation.

Newsom said federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees and were "abusing the grand jury process" by demanding records. The FBI and Justice Department declined to comment.

Newsom said federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees and were "abusing the grand jury process" by demanding records. The FBI and Justice Department declined to comment.

Newsom's former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, pleaded guilty last month to three felonies, including lying to the FBI about confidential state litigation information she accessed while working in the governor's office.

Newsom's former chief of staff, Dana Williamson, pleaded guilty last month to three felonies, including lying to the FBI about confidential state litigation information she accessed while working in the governor's office.

Newsom compared his situation to DOJ investigations involving former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all of whom he described as Trump political opponents.

Newsom compared his situation to DOJ investigations involving former FBI Director James Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, all of whom he described as Trump political opponents.

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