First hearing of ‘Trump-proof’ special session in California canceled as wildfires hit the president’s district
Committee of California the Legislature indefinitely postponed its planned first hearing in a special session called to “Trump-stop” the state and bolster its legal defenses in the event of an attack by the incoming administration.
KCRA first reported that Tuesday’s House Budget Committee hearing is now off the agenda.
Chairman of the committee, Democratic Rep. Jesse Gabrielrepresents one of the counties affected by the fires in Los Angeles and is currently under an evacuation order. Democrats had previously hoped the bill would be passed by Inauguration Day.
California Capitol in Sacramento (Visions of America/Joe Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
State lawmakers have also made changes legislation linked to former President Trump on Friday as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to ravage the region. They proposed creating a website to track lawsuits between California and the Trump administration, set guidelines for using an additional $25 million for Justice Department legal battles and proposed $25 million in grants for immigration services.
“This special session funding agreement solidifies California’s willingness to serve as a bulwark against Trump’s extremist agenda. During the last Trump administration, California successfully defended reproductive liberties, attacks on our immigrant communities, LGBTQ civil rights, and threats to our environment from the illegal assault that initiated by the Trump administration,” Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener said in a press release.
Water is dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Shortly after Trump’s election victory, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session to bolster the state’s legal fund in case of an attack by the Trump administration.
Trump fired back at Newsom after the announcement, saying on his Truth Social account, “He’s using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way to stop all the GREAT things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but I just won the election by a landslide.” “
Between 2017 and 2021, the California Department of Justice filed 122 lawsuits against Trump administration policies, spending $42 million. In one case, the federal government was ordered to return nearly $60 million in public safety grants to California, according to Newsom’s office.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom tours the Pacific Palisades downtown business district as the Palisades fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
While California has filed more than 100 lawsuits, the Trump administration has filed only four major lawsuits against the state. In 2018, Trump’s DOJ sued three sanctuary state laws that limit cooperation with federal immigration police and California’s statewide net neutrality law.
In 2019, Trump also filed a lawsuit against California’s vehicle emissions standards, trying to revoke California’s ability to set its own emissions rules. Trump administration also sued California for its controversial independent contractor bill, AB 5 of 2020.
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Fox News Digital did not return a call from Newsom’s office for comment by press time.
