Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called on the state to prepare for legal challenges to the incoming Trump administration.
Just two days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Newsom declaration A special meeting of the California Legislature to discuss increasing funding for the state Department of Justice and other executive agencies “to ensure that affirmative litigation challenging actions taken by the incoming Trump administration can be brought immediately.” He called for a parliament to be convened.
“The special session will focus on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and strengthening California’s legal resources to protect immigrant families.” press release Read. “This is the first of several actions the Newsom administration has taken in conjunction with the state Legislature to strengthen California’s defenses against an incoming federal administration that threatens the state on a number of fronts. It’s starting.”
California is ready to fight.
I just called an emergency special session to strengthen our legal resources and protect our state from any illegal actions by the incoming Trump administration.
Whether it’s our basic civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate… pic.twitter.com/fIBPKsehot
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 7, 2024
Newsom also announced plans to fight the Trump administration over legal protections for LGBT people, according to a press release. (Related: Less than 24 hours into President-elect Trump’s inauguration, Democrats are already rallying resistance)
“Gavin Newsom was elected to govern the state of California, not to be the leader of the Trump resistance movement,” California Congressman Bill Esseri told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “If you want to engage in cheap political theater, do it with your own money, not taxpayers’ money.”
I am calling on Congress to immediately convene on President Trump’s inauguration and strip California of all federal funding until it complies with immigration laws. Sanctuary nations don’t cost a penny! #federalism https://t.co/yhrrYXGkXP
— Bill Essayli (@billessayli) November 7, 2024
“We learned a lot about former President Trump in his first term,” said California Senate President Pro Tempore Mike McGuire. He is a person who will stop at nothing to achieve that goal.” statement. “California had come too far and accomplished too much to simply capitulate and accept his dystopian vision for America. That’s why we quickly We are taking action and investing in our legal defense.”
Mr. Trump has often clashed with California during his first term, including when he threatened to impose immigration policies in the state to close its southern border. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra at the time was considering suing Trump, and the president-elect is now considering taking the issue to the Supreme Court over California’s immigration protection laws that prevent it from cooperating with federal immigration authorities. I’m trying to
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