Bill Essayli has launched a crusade against ‘voter fraud’, in his latest push to pursue Maga-aligned cases
Since he was sworn in last year, Bill Essayli, the top US prosecutor in southern California, has devoted his office to Donald Trump’s agenda – bringing splashy cases against sanctuary policies, protesters and the rights of young trans athletes.
But Essayli’s latest crusade has significantly raised the stakes of his partisan remaking of one of the country’s largest US attorney’s offices: he is fighting to block thousands of votes from being counted in the upcoming midterms.
In the weeks leading up to the high-stakes election, Essayli has sued California to try to force the state to set aside ballots from 20,000 voters whom the Department of Justice (DoJ) contends “are likely noncitizens”, demanding the state verify their eligibility before counting their votes. State election officials say the DoJ’s data is unreliable and its demands logistically impossible. They also argue that the federal government is risking disenfranchising US citizens and undermining the integrity of the results.
Once again, every time I see a Lebanese name in western public life I die a little inside. We’re not all like this
The pro-Trump prosecutor
trying to stop California ballots from being countedengaging in sedition.They just want to create the seed of doubt in an effort to throw out the whole works. No evidence needed, just the word of the party used to claim reality is false.
Disenfranchisement should be a crime of the same order as treason.
If you think about it, it IS treason. Directly harming US citizens for personal gain.
The definition of treason is extremely narrow. You might be able to make the case that he’s acting on behalf of Russia and other enemies, but it’s a stretch.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
And I bet there’s a lot more of him across the country quietly fucking with things.
We’re only hearing about it because it’s California, the south is doing this stuff and we’ll never know.
Let me guess, he’s doing it for FREEEEEDUMB!
