Judge David Carter stated that threats to state and county elected employees must cease immediately.

What we found

Supports. AP reports Carter stated: "This court believes it would be wise that any threats to state and county election employees cease immediately," concluding the Tuesday hearing.[1]

Supports. Multiple outlets (IJPR, CalMatters, SF Chronicle, OPB) quote Carter's same warning and his written ruling that "these threats must stop."[2][3][4][5]

Context. The claim's "must cease" is stronger than Carter's "it would be wise that" phrasing; the sources frame it as advisory, though the written ruling says "these threats must stop."[1][5]

Context. The post says Carter spoke "yesterday" (October 27), which matches the Tuesday hearing reported across sources, so the timing is consistent.[6][7]

Sources

7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated

1. 1Justice Department subpoenas California officialsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
2. 2DOJ subpoenas California election officials, despite judge’s ...ijpr.org · not rated · cited for: supports
3. 3DOJ subpoenas California election officials as part of ballooning voter fraud probessfchronicle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
4. 4Justice Department issues subpoenas to California ...opb.org · not rated · cited for: supports
5. 5Trump presses California voter fraud hunt despite court ordercalmatters.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
6. 6Judge in LA weighs feds' request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticismthestate.com · not rated · cited for: context
7. 7In LA, a federal judge considers the DOJ’s request to block ...mercurynews.com · not rated · cited for: context

Where this claim was made

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• VINCE · Oct 28, 2026“The judge, Clinton appointed judge, he said yesterday that it would be wise, quote, that any threats to state and county elected employees cease immediately.”Post →

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