Trump vows jail time for California election officials counting ballots from noncitizens

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President Donald Trump promised there will be severe punishment for California election officials who intentionally count ballots cast by alleged noncitizens in the midterm elections.

“They will all go to jail for a long period of time,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Friday. Beneath his brief message was a letter from the Department of Justice to Los Angeles County that warned local officials of the legal consequences they bring upon themselves if they’re caught tabulating ballots belonging to “likely” noncitizens.

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