federal prosecutor disqualified Los Angeles trump.

A federal judge has ruled acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Southern California is serving in the role unlawfully. Essayli has been acting as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California since late July. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright on Tuesday disqualified Essayli from serving in the role and from supervising the criminal prosecutions in three cases. But the judge said he can remain as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Essayli says that means he remains the top prosecutor in the district. The decision represents another setback to the Trump administration’s effort to extend handpicked acting U.S. attorneys beyond the 120-day limit set by federal law.