Trump administration opens criminal investigation over alleged noncitizen voting in California

On Wednesday, judge declined administration’s request to order state to not count ballots from up to 20,000 people The Trump administration has opened a criminal investigation in California over claims that thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in the state, and has begun subpoenaing election officials.
The development, which was reported by Bloomberg Law and the New York Times, comes just days before the US midterm elections in which the president’s party is expected to see major losses.
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