Rob Bonta
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And then Mr. Trump was elected president.
And all the things we were doing before, we continue to do.
And we also are taking on the additional role and work of holding this administration accountable when it breaks the law.
We have a simple proposition.
If Trump breaks the law, we sue him.
If he doesn't break the law, we don't sue him.
Our sweet spot is the facts and the law.
Courts where we're in sanitized areas.
environments free of politics where we can present the facts and apply the law.
And we have brought 55 lawsuits in less than that many weeks.
So more than one lawsuit a week.
And we've won 80% of the time.
We've protected $188 billion worth of funding that Trump unlawfully tried to withhold from
California, we protected key rights and freedoms like birthright, citizenship, voting rights.
We were able to get the unlawfully federalized National Guard out of California after six months of fighting tooth and nail.
And, you know, we're fighting on many fronts.
So that is a politician's answer, long answer to a short question.
I didn't imagine I would be doing this, but our life has changed considerably, but we continue to do all the things we were doing before.
Plus on top of that, we've added the important work of holding a president accountable when he breaks the law.
Sure, and it's not a term I prefer.