Gov. Newsom called a special session to prepare $25 million for legal battles with the incoming Trump administration. Republicans dismiss the session as a political stunt.
Newly-elected legislators stand to be sworn in in the Senate chambers during the opening of the Legislature in Sacramento, Calif., on Monday Dec. 5, 2022. Lawmakers met again briefly Dec. 12 2024 for a special session to protect the Golden State from incoming President Donald Trump. California lawmakers kicked off a special session of the state Legislature on Monday. The reason? To fund a $25 million war chest for anticipated legal battles with incoming President Donald Trump’s administration.
Newsom expects to sign the legislation before Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20, and top Democratic lawmakers are on board. They’ll do the bulk of that work in early January after a break, said Assemblymember Marc Berman, a Menlo Park Democrat. The $25 million set aside for litigation would be a tiny fraction of California’s $288 billion 2024-25 operating budget. But approving that budget required a series of measures to, including dipping into reserves. It was unclear Monday whether funding legal wars with Trump would come at the expense of other programs.
After Trump’s victory last month, Newsom and California Democrats quickly laid the groundwork to oppose the incoming Republican administration. It’s a reprise role. During Trump’s first term, California filed 122 lawsuits challenging his administration’s policies under Democratic Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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