WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:

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Fox News Op-Ed

Padilla: "The Trump administration wants this spectacle. They want to distract from their failures, while giving them an excuse to push the boundaries of Trump's power."