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Trump wrote on Truth Social, "There's BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California," using a mocking nickname for the party, without providing any evidence, and added "Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles." Newsweek noted it was unclear whether the president had actually ordered the investigation he referenced, and the outlet reached out to the White House and the LA U.S. Attorney's Office for clarification. California is simply among the slowest states to report results because it prioritizes a thorough process: officials must verify signatures, review provisional ballots, and assess damaged ballots before a legally required audit and certification process that can take up to 30 days, made more time-consuming by the state's over 23 million registered voters. This is troubling because the president is using a routine, legally-mandated counting process as supposed evidence of fraud, spreading unsubstantiated claims of cheating to a national audience without any actual proof.