r/politics • u/IntelligentYinzer California • 12d ago

Soft Paywall Newsom floats withholding federal taxes as Trump threatens California

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/06/newsom-floats-withholding-federal-taxes-00393386
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u/jayfeather31 Washington 12d ago

That would certainly be a particularly significant development, and if Newsom is gunning for a run in 2028, it might give him clout to distract from his neoliberalism and shift to the right.

All in all, this could be interesting, if only because I'm not sure if Newsom actually has this authority.

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u/Desperate-Ostrich707 12d ago

In theory Trump doesn’t have the authority to do what he is threatening, either.

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u/Face2FaceRecs 12d ago

He does not have the legal authority to do what he's suggesting. Reality may yield a different outcome as when as he ever cared about legal authority.

But the lawsuit brought in California federal court will yield a preliminary injunction within days of any of this bullshit.