Judge rules Bill Essayli unlawfully serving as prosecutor
What each leads with
The Guardian US ↗ — Headline and lede quote judge calling Essayli “unlawfully serving” and label him a “Trump-appointed” former GOP lawmaker without Senate confirmation.; Body details repeated administration maneuvers (interim, acting, first assistant titles) after earlier rulings and notes his cases targeting immigrants and “voter fraud”.The Guardian US — Headline and lede quote judge calling Essayli “unlawfully serving” and label him a “Trump-appointed” former GOP lawmaker without Senate confirmation.; Body details repeated administration maneuvers (interim, acting, first assistant titles) after earlier rulings and notes his cases targeting immigrants and “voter fraud”.
Fox News ↗ — Headline uses “de facto US attorney”; lede and body foreground Essayli’s statement that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide and that DOJ will appeal.; Coverage notes the ruling’s delayed effect and links the case to Essayli’s current work challenging suspected noncitizen voters.Fox News — Headline uses “de facto US attorney”; lede and body foreground Essayli’s statement that the Supreme Court will ultimately decide and that DOJ will appeal.; Coverage notes the ruling’s delayed effect and links the case to Essayli’s current work challenging suspected noncitizen voters.
Federal judge disqualifies Trump-appointed prosecutor for ‘unlawfully serving’ in role
Bill Essayli, a former GOP lawmaker and ally of president, has not been confirmed by the Senate in his role A US judge ruled on Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California, was “unlawfully serving” as the head of the US attorney’s office and was disqualified from overseeing two criminal prosecutions. The order, however, will…
