The Department of Justice has reportedly subpoenaed California election officials who have refused to set aside mail-in ballots associated with up to 20,000 suspected noncitizens.

The move comes a day after a Clinton-appointed federal judge denied the DOJ’s bid to prohibit California from counting ballots that belong to voters whose citizenship is in question. The administration is applying extraordinary pressure on the state less than one week away from Election Day.

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