California AG Rejects Trump Voter Fraud Claims As Prosecutors Inspect Ballot Count
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there is no basis for voter fraud investigations tied to the Los Angeles primary elections, rejecting claims by former President Donald Trump on June 6, 2026.[1]
Bonta said there are no specific, individualized allegations of voter fraud and called Trump's claims a "figment of the imagination." MS NOW First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said on June 5 that his office and the FBI are conducting multiple election-fraud investigations and coordinating on a California voter-roll audit.[1] An assistant U.S. attorney visited Los Angeles County's main ballot processing center on June 5, and Bonta's office dispatched its own monitor to observe the visit.[1]
California law counts ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive within seven days, a policy that slows final totals and that Trump cited when alleging "BIG cheating" as the count continued.[1]
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- On June 6, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there is no basis for voter fraud investigations in Los Angeles tied to the primary elections.
- Bonta stated there are no specific, individualized allegations of voter fraud and called Trump’s claims of widespread fraud a “figment of the imagination.”
- First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said on June 5, 2026, that his office and the FBI are conducting multiple election-fraud investigations and coordinating on a California voter-roll audit.
- An assistant U.S. attorney visited Los Angeles County’s main ballot processing center on June 5, 2026, and Bonta’s office dispatched its own monitor to observe the visit.
- California law counts ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive within seven days, contributing to a slower count that Trump cited when alleging “BIG cheating.”
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