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Judge disqualifies Trump appointee for ‘unlawfully serving’ as prosecutor
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 ove
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Both outlets center on the same court ruling that Bill Essayli was serving unlawfully and was disqualified from leading the U.S. attorney’s office in Southern California. The Guardian US foregrounds his Trump and GOP ties and the judge’s wording that he had not been confirmed by the Senate, while The Independent frames him more generally as a “top Trump prosecutor” and says he is not entitled to stay on as U.S. attorney for Los Angeles.
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