Trump claims Dems trying to steal California primaries, launches probe into sluggish vote counts
President Trump claimed the Democrats are “trying to steal” the California gubernatorial and the Los Angeles mayoral primaries – and launched a probe into the state’s sluggish vote count.Trump fumed Thursday over how votes in California are trickling in two days after polls closed – and the results of the elections may not be known for several weeks due to the vast amount of mail-in ballots that need to be processed.“The Dumocrats are at it again,” Trump raged on Truth Social.“They are trying to STEAL THE GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA PRIMARY, AND THE MAYOR OF LOS ANGELES, PRIMARY, AWAY FROM TWO GREAT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.Here we go with the very late and massive numbers of MAIL IN BALLOTS.”Trump announced a probe into the slow vote counting has been launched — but it’s unclear who initiated the investigation.
“There’s big cheating by the Dumocrats in California.Votes are all tied up.
May not be in for weeks” Trump blasted in another post.“Under investigation by the US Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.
Why [is] the vote counting delay???”California’s vote count often stretches beyond Election Day because officials must verify signatures, process millions of vote-by-mail ballots, and conduct required audits before certifying results.State law gives county election officials up to 30 days after an election to complete the official canvass, count every valid ballot, and perform post-election checks to ensure accuracy.Results started trickling in shortly after polls closed Tuesday, but those numbers can change as additional ballots are processed.Early in-person votes and mail-in ballots that came in during the first weeks of voting will be released as the state’s initial results.Because California accepts vote-by-mail ballots that can be postmarked by Election Day and received later, final results in close races may not be known for days or even weeks. Only 56% of the vote has been counted statewide in California — and Steve Hilto...