Trump-linked US attorney says California ‘blocking’ federal audit of voter rolls
Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday California is “Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls” one day after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt questioned the state’s vote-counting system for the first time. Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and a longtime Trump ally, outlined on X long-standing federal concerns about voter roll maintenance, ballot harvesting, and loose registration laws. Pratt took to social media Saturday night to express concern about California’s vote-counting system as officials continued to tally votes days after polls closed on Tuesday.
- ▪Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday California is “Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls” one day after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt questioned the state’s vote-counting system for the first time.
- ▪Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and a longtime Trump ally, outlined on X long-standing federal concerns about voter roll maintenance, ballot harvesting, and loose registration laws.
- ▪Pratt took to social media Saturday night to express concern about California’s vote-counting system as officials continued to tally votes days after polls closed on Tuesday.
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Sunday California is “Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls” one day after Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt questioned the state’s vote-counting system for the first time. Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and a longtime Trump ally, outlined on X long-standing federal concerns about voter roll maintenance, ballot harvesting, and loose registration laws. Recommended Stories Newsom’s wildfire relief fund diverted $14 million toward managing anti-ICE riots, records show How AIPAC’s spending strategy evolved, to the dread of anti-Israel Democrats and Republican detractors IRS could soon fire outspoken ‘rogue’ agent behind aggressive tax investigations “For over a year, the Department of Justice has been trying…
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