California lawmakers on Monday debated a special bill scheduled for Tuesday to “anti-Trump” the gold state ahead of President-elect Trump's inauguration due to the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area. has been postponed.
Members of California's Congressional Budget Office told Fox News Digital that the hearing was postponed because of the fire, and the committee's chair, Rep. Jesse Gabriel, represents areas ravaged by the wild inferno. He added that he was unable to attend the meeting because of this.
Asked when the session would be rescheduled before Trump's inauguration on January 20, the Budget Office said the new date was still “undetermined.”
The session was adjourned, but lawmakers made adjustments to the bill on Friday.
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July 17, 2022 at the California State Capitol in Sacramento, California. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Sacramento's KCRA reports that lawmakers are proposing a new website to track anticipated litigation between the state and the Trump administration, and the California Department of Justice will use an additional $25 million to fight legal battles. additional rules regarding this, and a proposal for $25 million in grants for legal services and immigration assistance. These proposals were added to special session bills ABX1-1 and ABX1-2.
The news comes after a KCRA reporter asked Robert Rivas, the Democratic speaker of the California State Assembly, whether it was the right time to call Congress on how to allocate funds to fight Trump. It came out a few days after it was announced that there was already a way to do it. special session.
Rivas deflected the question by saying he was there to deal with wildfires.
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A helicopter drops water on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/Associated Press)
“This is a historic, historical wildfire,” he told reporters. “This is a historic event. As I said, these wildfires will probably be some of the worst wildfires and disasters in the history of our state and our nation.”
But the reporter went on to say, “While these wildfires are happening and people are trying to understand what's going on and worrying about disaster relief and the possibility of getting homeowners insurance. So, is now the right time for your chamber to force a special session and prepare for Donald Trump in ways that can already be done without a special session?
Again, Rivas focused on wildfire recovery and did not directly answer reporters' questions.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom and President-elect Trump have clashed over a variety of issues, including immigration. (Getty/AP)
Rivas' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for additional information about the special session's postponement.
Shortly after Trump's election victory, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session to shore up the state's legal resources in case of an attack from the Trump administration. After the announcement, President Trump fired back at Newsom on his Truth Social account, saying, “He used the term 'Trump-proof' as a way to block all the great things he could do to 'Make California Great Again.' But I won the election overwhelmingly.”
From 2017 to 2021, California Department of Justice Led 122 lawsuits It opposed Trump administration policies and spent $42 million on lawsuits. In one case, the federal government was ordered to repay about $60 million in public safety grants to California, Newsom's office said.
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California has filed more than 100 lawsuits against the Trump administration, but Trump only filed four major lawsuits against the state. In 2018, President Trump's Justice Department filed a lawsuit over three sanctuary state laws in California that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. That same year, Trump sued California over its state-level net neutrality law.
Fox News Digital's Jamie Joseph contributed to this report.
