Brown suggests Trump 'sanctuary' suit against California driven by fear of Mueller probe
By JOSH GERSTEIN 03/07/2018 05:26 PM EST Updated 03/07/2018 08:15 PM EST
Gov. Jerry Brown of California suggested on Wednesday that pressure related to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia contributed to the Trump administration’s decision to file a lawsuit challenging new California laws protecting immigrants.
Speaking to reporters in Sacramento just after Attorney General Jeff Sessions touted the new lawsuit in a speech there, Brown indicated that the suit was the result of desperation on Sessions’ part to counteract the headlines from the Mueller inquiry.
“Let’s face it: The Trump White House is under siege. Mueller is closing in. There are more indictments to come,” Brown said, without explaining the basis for his prediction. “So, obviously, the attorney general has found it hard just to be a normal attorney general. He’s been caught up in the whirlwind of Trumpism.”
Brown also speculated that Sessions’ appearance at a law enforcement gathering in California was intended to boost his standing with President Donald Trump himself.
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