US appeals court rejects Trump DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots it says were cast by noncitizens

Gernot Döllner (left) with Donald Trump. IG Metall chief Christiane Benner branded the Audi CEO's rally appearance "highly embarrassing", saying it breached the carmaker's political neutrality rules.

Judges threw out what they called a 'self-constructed' emergency on Monday, refusing to intervene just eight days before the 3 November midterms. The Justice Department wanted California election officials to set the disputed mail-in ballots aside. The setback lands as President Donald Trump offers $1 million for voter-fraud reports that lead to a conviction. Trump official Colin McDonald says thousands of fraud tips have already flooded in.

Trump's reward pledge does not say where the $1 million would come from.

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