California wasted $19 million suing Trump — and no, the numbers don’t add up

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California has spent $19.2 million of taxpayer money fighting the Trump administration in court of the past 18 months. Bonta made that sound like a great return on investment: $19.2 million on l...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that California has spent $19.2 million of taxpayer money fighting the Trump administration in court of the past 18 months. Bonta made that sound like a great return on investment: $19.2 million on legal fees to protect $207.1 billion in federal funding — or so he says. It’s not...