WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined CNN's In the Arena with Kasie Hunt to blast the Trump Administration's baseless lawsuit to interfere in California's 2026 midterm election.

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On the DOJ's Lawsuit

The Administration is clearly without any authority, by the way, trying to interfere with the elections. I mean, the department's own policy is to not engage within 60 days of an election or 19 days out. They're desperate. They're looking for this proof that Trump has been barking about for more than ten years about massive voter fraud, which simply does not exist. Now to the why this close to the election? They see the s...