US President Donald Trump has threatened California officials with imprisonment over their stance on mail ballots. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Reuters.
According to Reuters, Trump expressed dissatisfaction with California's mail-in voting procedures and issued a warning about possible criminal liability for officials. However, full information about which specific officials were targeted and on what grounds is not provided.
The statement is seen as a continuation of the debate over the mail-in voting system in the United States. Trump has previously questioned the reliability of mail ballots.
Official representatives of the state of California have not yet given an official response to the statement. According to Reuters, the further development of the situation is unknown.