First hearing of California’s ‘Trump-proof’ special session canceled as chairman’s state hit by wildfires

A California legislative committee has indefinitely postponed its first scheduled hearing on a special session called “Trump testimony” and is beefing up its legal defense in the event of an attack on the incoming administration.

KCRA first reported that the Appropriation Committee hearing on Tuesday, has now been shelved.

The chairman of the committee, Democratic Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, represents one of the counties affected by the Los Angeles wildfires and is currently under evacuation orders. Democrats had previously hoped the legislation would be passed by Inauguration Day.

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State lawmakers also made changes to legislation linked to former President Trump on Friday as the Los Angeles fires continue to ravage the region. They proposed creating a website to track lawsuits between California and the Trump administration, set guidelines for spending $25 million to fund more legal battles for the state Department of Justice, and proposed $25 million in grants for immigration services.

“This Special Session funding agreement strengthens California’s readiness to act as a bulwark against Trump’s extremist agenda. During the last Trump administration, California successfully defended reproductive freedoms, attacks on our immigrant communities, LGBTQ rights, and threats to our environment , from the illegal conduct launched by the Trump Administration,” Sen. Scott Wiener said in a press release.

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Water is being dropped by helicopter on the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Ethan Swope/AP)

Shortly after Trump’s election victory, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a special legislative session to bolster the federal law enforcement fund in the event of an attack by the Trump administration.

Trump responded to Newsom after the announcement, saying on his Truth Social account, “He’s using the term ‘Trump-Proof’ as a way to stop all the BIG things that can be done to ‘Make California Great Again,’ but. I just won it in a landslide.”

Between 2017 and 2021, the California Department of Justice filed 122 lawsuits against Trump administration policies, spending $42 million. In another case, the federal government was ordered to return nearly $60 million in public safety grants to California, according to Newsom’s office.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom visits the Pacific Palisades downtown business district as the Palisades Fire continues to burn Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

While California filed more than 100 lawsuits, the Trump administration brought four major lawsuits against the state. In 2018, the Trump DOJ sued three state laws that limited cooperation with immigration enforcement and California’s state-level net neutrality law.

In 2019, Trump again filed a lawsuit against California’s auto emissions standards, trying to revoke California’s ability to set its own emissions laws. The Trump administration and sued California over its controversial independent contractor law, AB 5, in 2020.

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Fox News Digital did not respond to Newsom’s office for comment by press deadline.