Trump, without proof, claims 'cheating' in California vote, says federal probe underway

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To the surprise of few, President Trump has once again claimed without evidence that Democrats are somehow cheating to win California’s primary elections — writing on social media late Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are investigating the matter.“The Dumocrats are at it again! 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 posted to his social media platform Truth Social.“There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California.

Votes are all tied up.May not be in for weeks.

Under investigation by the U.S.Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles,” he wrote in a second post.

“Why the vote counting DELAY???”A spokesperson for the U.S.attorney’s office in Los Angeles — run by Trump loyalist First Assistant U.S.

Atty.Bill Essayli — declined to comment Thursday morning on Trump’s claims of an investigation.California Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Gov.

Gavin Newsom’s office responded directly to Trump late Wednesday with its own social media post, writing, “Trump is lying about California again — time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep.” Politics California counts mail-in ballots that arrive up to seven days after election day, but that option may be deemed illegal.On Thursday morning, Newsom’s office wrote that there “is a lot of misinformation floating around about California’s election — including from the President,” and recommended people watch a CNN video about California’s election process.It concluded that delays in vote counting in the state are essentially a result of state leaders deciding that providing voters with “last minute options” for casting ball...