Breaking down the legal battle over California's election process
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[0:00] 30 million Americans have already voted
[0:01] either by mail or early in person. Many
[0:03] more will do so before election day. The
[0:06] Trump administration sowing some manner
[0:08] of chaos and confusion. I mentioned
[0:11] Alaska and the lawsuit earlier. Also in
[0:13] California, a lawsuit has been filed
[0:16] asserting the 20,000 voters are on the
[0:19] rolls fraudulently because they're not
[0:22] citizens. Attorney General Todd Blanch
[0:24] recently insisted the Department of
[0:26] Justice is not laying the groundwork to
[0:29] overturn unfavorable election results.
[0:31] Here he is on Face the Nation with my
[0:33] colleague Margaret Brennan.
[0:36] >> President Trump, the Department of
[0:37] Justice, we don't want to have to get a
[0:39] law involved in elections. Of course
[0:41] not. But that doesn't mean that at times
[0:43] any justice department doesn't do that
[0:45] and shouldn't do that if the facts in
[0:47] the law require it.
[0:50] Election law expert and CBS contri