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A California sheriff rebuked by the state's highest court over a sweeping election move now wants someone else to cover the fallout.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, whose seizure of roughly 650,000 ballots was ruled "unlawful" by the California Supreme Court last month, is pushing the county to pick up the tab for his private legal defense, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.

A representative for Bianco filed a claim last week seeking more than $10,000 in damages, contending the county owes him for attorneys' fees and expenses racked up across four civil cases that stemmed from his actions as sheriff....

MAGA California Governor candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco got into a clash on Saturday night when he was asked about his ties to the far-right Oath Keepers militia, with the GOP gubernatorial hopeful appearing visibly angry over the line of questioning.

Bianco joined The Weekend: Primetime to discuss his past and current run for office when the back-and-forth heated up. Bianco's campaign has focused on law and order, and co-host Elise Jordan pressed him to discuss the Oath Keepers, which have been described by experts and watchdog organizations as extremists and an anti-government group with people who often believe in conspiracy theories.

"There were Oath Keepers present at the insurrection on January 6th, at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville years ago," Jordan said. "And just a few days ago, you told CNN that you were very proud of your past affiliation with the Oath Keepers. If you're so proud, why aren't you still involved with them?"...

A GOP candidate for California governor proudly stood by his past ties to the Oath Keepers, a far-right American militia that was involved in the January 6 Capitol riots.

"You're an Oath Keeper. We all know that," former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said while railing against Republican Chad Bianco, the Sheriff for Riverside County.

Rather than distance himself from the group, Bianco leaned in, saying, "I'm very proud of it."...

Chad Bianco, the pro-Trump sheriff of Riverside County, California, was ordered by the California Supreme Court to stop a voter fraud investigation, according to reports on Wednesday.

A court order issued on Wednesday stated that Bianco's office must immediately "halt its investigation and preserve all seized election materials pending further review in court," The Desert Sun reported.

Bianco is a Republican California gubernatorial candidate and was in a high-profile clash with California state officials after he seized 650,000 ballots from the Proposition 50 referendum, which established a new mid-decade congressional map to draw five Republicans in retaliation for GOP efforts to do the same to Democrats in Texas. Even some Republican leaders in the Golden State have condemned his actions....