FROM FOX NEWS: California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rebuke of the Justice Department’s move to monitor the November election in his state is getting strong pushback, including from a DOJ official who noted the move is not out of the ordinary.
Many on social media, including DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, quickly pointed out that the Justice Department has a long history of sending election monitoring resources to areas that have a history of issues in order to ensure election laws are being followed.
“Lol calm down bro,” Dhillon posted on X. “The @TheJusticeDept under Democrat administrations has sent in federal election observers for decades, and not once did we hear that this was voter intimidation from states such as California. Do you really want to go there? Isn’t transparency a good thing?”
Lol calm down bro. The @TheJusticeDept under Democrat administrations has sent in federal election observers for decades, and not once did we hear that this was voter intimidation from states such as California. Do you really want to go there? Isn’t transparency a good thing? https://t.co/SsyR8xRu9q
— AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) October 25, 2025
Elsewhere on X, Dr. Houman Hemmati wrote, “Hey @GavinNewsom WHY would any legitimate voter be ‘scared off’3 by having federal election observers? Most people think legitimate voters would be more likely to vote because they’d trust the process.
“But clearly you’re afraid of something. I wonder what that is…”
Hey @GavinNewsom WHY would any legitimate voter be “scared off” by having federal election observers?
Most people think legitimate voters would be more likely to vote because they’d trust the process.
But clearly you’re afraid of something. I wonder what that is… 🤔 https://t.co/l9xKp1PFWD
— Houman David Hemmati, MD, PhD (@houmanhemmati) October 25, 2025
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican running for governor in California, wrote, “Gavin sure seems worried about people seeing how he’s handling elections.”
Gavin sure seems worried about people seeing how he’s handling elections. https://t.co/j9PayFliAH
— Sheriff Chad Bianco (@ChadBianco) October 25, 2025
NO FEAR: DOJ sending election monitors to California, New Jersey voting sites
