ABC News reported that California election officials have described the Trump administration's legal threats as having "consequences on their mental health," according to court papers. The report centers on the officials' own descriptions of how those threats have affected them.

ABC News's headline uses different terms from its summary. The headline refers to "election workers" and "DOJ threats," while the summary refers to "election officials" and to the "Trump administration's legal threats." The summary does not say whether the two descriptions refer to the same people or the same actions.

According to the summary of ABC News's full report, the court papers describe mental health consequences. The summary does not name the specific threats, identify the officials who filed statements, or name the court or courts involved. Readers seeking those details would need to consult the full article.

The summary states that the officials' descriptions appear in court papers, so the account reflects what the officials said in those filings, as ABC News characterized it. ABC News's summary does not include direct quotations from officials beyond the phrase cited above, and it does not indicate whether the administration has responded to the filings.

The Continental Gazette has not reviewed the court papers themselves. This account is based solely on ABC News's headline and summary, and the details it contains have not been independently confirmed by this newspaper.

Sources: ABC News: Election workers describe toll of DOJ threats in court filings.