{"id":2612671,"date":"2026-06-09T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-claims-new-law-could-mean-prison-for-trump-and-other-americans-questioning-california-election-process\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T00:36:36","slug":"gavin-newsom-claims-new-law-could-mean-prison-for-trump-and-other-americans-questioning-california-election-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-claims-new-law-could-mean-prison-for-trump-and-other-americans-questioning-california-election-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom Claims New Law Could Mean Prison for Trump and Other Americans Questioning California Election Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsom-claims-new-law-could-mean-prison-for-trump-and-other-americans-questioning-california-election-process%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2612671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The passage describes a dispute over election management in California, sparked by comments from Governor Gavin Newsom about President Donald Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jacob-sullum-turns-out-russian-election-meddlings-main-impact-was-on-the-gullible-journos-who-hyped-it\/\" title=\"Jacob Sullum: Turns Out Russian ... Meddling\u2019s Main Impact Was on the Gullible Journos Who Hyped It\">election \u201cinterference<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom posted on X that Trump\u2019s stance that voter fraud should lead to prison is \u201cagreed with,\u201d and suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >politicians spreading election lies-specifically<\/a> around ballot counting-should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-sound-alarm-as-ilhan-omar-continues-to-evade-financial-disclosure-of-reportedly-lucrative-book-deal\/\" title=\"Watchdogs Sound Alarm As Ilhan Omar Continues To Evade Financial Disclosure Of Reportedly Lucrative Book Deal\">face criminal penalties<\/a>. He added that he had signed a California law that could carry up to three years in prison for certain acts tied to election interference or intimidation,and he indicated more such measures are coming.<\/p>\n<p>The article also claims that California\u2019s recent open primaries and the continued counting of mail ballots have shifted early race projections, giving examples such as the Los angeles mayoral contest where the expected runoff opponent changed as ballots were processed. It portrays California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rips-california-voting-count-delays-its-pathetic\/\" title=\"DeSantis rips ... voting count delays: \u2018It\u2019s pathetic\u2019\">vote-counting pace<\/a> and process as controversial, citing criticisms (including by liberals) and linking the dispute to Trump\u2019s broader assertions that Democrats used mail ballots to cheat in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>the text argues that the governor\u2019s messaging is politically strategic-positioning Newsom as a major antagonist to Trump and implying a future presidential effort-while connecting the potential enforcement of election-related laws to a wider anti-Trump agenda.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Tuesday raised the stakes of the midterm elections and the landscape for 2028 by issuing an implied threat of incarceration to President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump says voter fraud should land people in prison,\u201d Newsom wrote on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgreed,\u201d the governor added. \u201cAnd let\u2019s start with the politicians spreading election lies with the goal of illegally interfering with counting ballots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, California held open primaries, most notably for governor and Los Angeles mayor.<\/p>\n<p>In the seven days since, mail-in ballots have slowly altered projected results.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in the Los Angeles mayoral race, election-night projections showed former reality TV star Spencer Pratt advancing to a November runoff against incumbent Democratic Mayor Karen Bass. Now, however, progressive City Councilwoman Nithya Raman looks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spencer-pratt-projected-lose-la-mayoral-bid-city-continues-counting-mail-ballots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poised to advance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the largest U.S. state continues counting ballots at a snail\u2019s pace that even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/famed-pollster-rips-failed-state-californias-weeks-long-vote-counts-example-learned-helplessness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prominent liberals have criticized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This banana republic-like method of conducting an election has raised suspicions, notably from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-ends-interview-nbcs-kristen-welker-says-shouldnt-question-ca-election-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>. The president, of course, has always maintained that Democrats used mail-in ballots to cheat him out of the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, however, was not finished making threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn California, I just signed a law making that punishable with up to 3 years behind bars. More to come. FAFO, Donald,\u201d the governor concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump says voter fraud should land people in prison.<\/p>\n<p>Agreed. And let\u2019s start with the politicians spreading election lies with the goal of illegally interfering with counting ballots.<\/p>\n<p>In California, I just signed a law making that punishable with up to 3 years behind bars.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/2064351799956713938?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In a May 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/05\/27\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-further-protect-california-elections-from-interference-and-intimidation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, Newsom\u2019s office announced that the governor had signed Senate Bill 73.<\/p>\n<p>As the release makes clear, the bill is aimed at \u201cgrowing threats of election interference and intimidation, including efforts by allies of President Donald Trump to undermine confidence in elections and disrupt lawful election administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org\/bills\/ca_202520260sb73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">text of the bill<\/a> contains nothing about \u201cpoliticians spreading election lies with the goal of illegally interfering with counting ballots,\u201d as Newsom put it, but the wording of Newsom\u2019s post implies he has creative ideas on how it could be enforced.<\/p>\n<p>The implicit message is that questioning the clearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-thanks-ill-be-skipping-the-inauguration\/\" title=\"No Thanks, I\u2019ll Be Skipping the Inauguration\">questionable election process<\/a> in California constitutes \u201celection interference and intimidation\u201d by undermining \u201cconfidence in elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom writes, the punishment for that is \u201cup to 3 years behind bars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom, meanwhile, has tried to position himself as Trump\u2019s chief antagonist, most likely in anticipation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hilarity-ensued-monday-night-trump-announced-newsom-dropped-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2028 presidential run<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that was the real message of Tuesday\u2019s post from the governor. 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