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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hired Michele Beckwith as a deputy legal affairs secretary after she was fired as acting U.S. attorney in Sacramento. After defending her on X with a post warning, 'DEMOCRACY IS ON THE BRINK!', a spokeswoman praised her experience, saying, 'Trump’s loss is California’s gain.' Beckwith was dismissed less than six hours after telling Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino that a planned operation must follow court orders and the Constitution; two days later, agents raided a Home Depot lot in Sacramento. The White House referred questions to the Justice Department, which declined to comment.

Prepared by Lauren Mitchell and reviewed by editorial team.