Rob Bonta
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our north star with as the attorneys general mine as the attorney general for the largest state department of justice in the nation is identifying what is unlawful when the president does something that is unlawful and harms california that's when we act And we don't necessarily get to set the agenda on that. We are responding to what he does. It's pretty simple.
our north star with as the attorneys general mine as the attorney general for the largest state department of justice in the nation is identifying what is unlawful when the president does something that is unlawful and harms california that's when we act And we don't necessarily get to set the agenda on that. We are responding to what he does. It's pretty simple.
If Trump breaks the law, we sue him. If he doesn't break the law, we don't, because there's nothing to sue him on. And this isn't about, we can't go to court with political grievance or ideological or policy difference. We'll get thrown out of court immediately. So we go to court when he breaks the law. And he's had patterns of breaking the law here.
If Trump breaks the law, we sue him. If he doesn't break the law, we don't, because there's nothing to sue him on. And this isn't about, we can't go to court with political grievance or ideological or policy difference. We'll get thrown out of court immediately. So we go to court when he breaks the law. And he's had patterns of breaking the law here.
If Trump breaks the law, we sue him. If he doesn't break the law, we don't, because there's nothing to sue him on. And this isn't about, we can't go to court with political grievance or ideological or policy difference. We'll get thrown out of court immediately. So we go to court when he breaks the law. And he's had patterns of breaking the law here.
He violates the separation of powers quite regularly. He wants to usurp and trespass on legislative authority, Congress's authority, particularly the power of the purse, the power to appropriate and spend.
He violates the separation of powers quite regularly. He wants to usurp and trespass on legislative authority, Congress's authority, particularly the power of the purse, the power to appropriate and spend.
He violates the separation of powers quite regularly. He wants to usurp and trespass on legislative authority, Congress's authority, particularly the power of the purse, the power to appropriate and spend.
um he has done that many times um i think focusing on that attempt to violate the constitution and infringe upon a co-equal branch of government's authority is something to keep an eye on he's also gone after rights and freedoms including on day one january 20th you know hours after he raised his hand and swore to uphold the u.s constitution he went and violated it by issuing an executive order that
um he has done that many times um i think focusing on that attempt to violate the constitution and infringe upon a co-equal branch of government's authority is something to keep an eye on he's also gone after rights and freedoms including on day one january 20th you know hours after he raised his hand and swore to uphold the u.s constitution he went and violated it by issuing an executive order that
um he has done that many times um i think focusing on that attempt to violate the constitution and infringe upon a co-equal branch of government's authority is something to keep an eye on he's also gone after rights and freedoms including on day one january 20th you know hours after he raised his hand and swore to uphold the u.s constitution he went and violated it by issuing an executive order that
sought to strike down and revoke birthright citizenship, a right that is right there in black and white in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, the Citizenship Clause. If you're born on American soil, your US citizen period, full stop, doesn't matter what the immigration status or citizenship status is of your of your parents.
sought to strike down and revoke birthright citizenship, a right that is right there in black and white in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, the Citizenship Clause. If you're born on American soil, your US citizen period, full stop, doesn't matter what the immigration status or citizenship status is of your of your parents.
sought to strike down and revoke birthright citizenship, a right that is right there in black and white in the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution, the Citizenship Clause. If you're born on American soil, your US citizen period, full stop, doesn't matter what the immigration status or citizenship status is of your of your parents.
So all of these cases, 19 is a lot, but they really break down into two major categories. Either the president is trying to strip away someone's constitutional or other legally protected rights, or he's trying to withhold critical federal funding, in California's case, to the tune of over $168 billion that he tried to revoke and withhold that we, through our actions, have continued to make flow.
So all of these cases, 19 is a lot, but they really break down into two major categories. Either the president is trying to strip away someone's constitutional or other legally protected rights, or he's trying to withhold critical federal funding, in California's case, to the tune of over $168 billion that he tried to revoke and withhold that we, through our actions, have continued to make flow.
So all of these cases, 19 is a lot, but they really break down into two major categories. Either the president is trying to strip away someone's constitutional or other legally protected rights, or he's trying to withhold critical federal funding, in California's case, to the tune of over $168 billion that he tried to revoke and withhold that we, through our actions, have continued to make flow.
Yeah, I will say I am not arguing this case because I wanna win this case. And so so we have the New Jersey solicitor general who is outstanding and we have the most confidence in. It's the person in the New Jersey attorney general's office whose specialty is appellate advocacy, who writes incredible appellate briefs for the U.S.
Yeah, I will say I am not arguing this case because I wanna win this case. And so so we have the New Jersey solicitor general who is outstanding and we have the most confidence in. It's the person in the New Jersey attorney general's office whose specialty is appellate advocacy, who writes incredible appellate briefs for the U.S.
Yeah, I will say I am not arguing this case because I wanna win this case. And so so we have the New Jersey solicitor general who is outstanding and we have the most confidence in. It's the person in the New Jersey attorney general's office whose specialty is appellate advocacy, who writes incredible appellate briefs for the U.S.