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  1. The #subpoenas contain few specifics, asking only that the #journalists testify “in regard to an alleged violation of federal criminal law.” They were issued by #JayClayton, the #USattorney in Manhattan. Clayton, who leads one of the country’s most prominent law enforcement offices, was recently nominated by #Trump to serve as director of national intelligence [ #DNI ].

    #law #Constitution #FreePress #journalism #FourthEstate #democracy #authoritarianism #dictatorship #fascism #MafiaState

  2. Earlier Friday, First Assistant #USAttorney #BillEssayli — a #Trump appointee who leads the #LosAngeles based US Attorney’s office—claimed his office had “multiple election ‘fraud’ investigations underway” in a social media post that bashed California’s #election system.

    The US attorneys office in #LA confirmed that one of its lawyers was sent to observe the ballot counting….

    #law #Trump #ElectionInterference #ElectionLaw #SeditiousConspiracy #TrumpCoup #coup #fascism #Constitution #democracy

  3. "WASHINGTON (AP) — A new wave of departures is rippling through the U.S. Attorney’s office in Minnesota, where additional federal prosecutors are leaving at a time of mounting frustration with the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement and the Justice Department’s response to fatal shootings of civilians by federal agents, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday."

    #USAttorney #FederalProsecutors #DOJ #Minnesota #ICE
    apnews.com/article/minnesota-j

  4. “Simply stated: Essayli unlawfully assumed the role of Acting United States Attorney for the Central District of California,” Seabright concluded. “Essayli may not perform the functions & duties of the United States Attorney … He is disqualified from serving in that role.”

    #BillEssayli posted on X that the ruling permits him to continue serving as the highest-ranking official in the office he oversaw, even if he can’t hold the title of #USattorney.

    “Nothing is changing,” he wrote.

    #Trump #law

  5. Judge rules #Trump’s #LA federal prosecutor was illegally appointed

    The ruling marks the 3rd time in recent weeks that judges have disqualified Trump’s federal prosecutors in temporary positions.

    #BillEssayli, Trump’s pick in April to temporarily lead the #USAttorney’s Office for the Central District of #California, should have departed the post by July 31 under a 120-day limit imposed by federal #law, US District Judge J. Michael Seabright concluded.

    politico.com/news/2025/10/28/j