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George Skelton: Trump is under fire in Washington. But he's winning big in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - President Trump is getting pounded in Washington. But in California's leftist capital, he's receiving nifty gifts.

The unlikely givers are Democrats, although it's certainly not their intention. Trump is still their favorite party pinata.

The president was recently handed two very nice freebies.

One was when a federal judge ruled last week that Democrats - legislators and Gov. Gavin Newsom - had no business trying to strong-arm Trump into publicly releasing his income tax returns as a condition of appearing on California's presidential primary ballot.

U.S. District Judge Morrison England Jr. shredded the Democrats'

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