司法部已对该裁决提起上诉，埃萨伊利表示该问题最终将由最高法院裁决
作者：迈克尔·辛凯维奇 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年10月28日 凌晨1:22（美国东部时间）
联邦法院听证会后，美国联邦首席助理检察官比尔·埃萨伊利为司法部搁置约2万名涉嫌非公民关联选票的行动进行辩护，警告称必须在中期选举计票前解决这一纠纷。
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一名联邦法官已取消南加州首席联邦检察官比尔·埃萨伊利监督两起刑事案件的资格，理由是他正非法担任“事实上的”美国检察官。
美国地区法官J·迈克尔·西布赖特周二裁定，埃萨伊利不得参与或监督这两起刑事案件的起诉。
不过，该取消资格令不会立即生效，这给了司法部寻求暂缓执行上诉的时间。
“我们对法院的裁决保留不同意见，”埃萨伊利在向福克斯新闻提供的一份声明中表示。
上诉法院裁定特朗普政府对内华达州首席联邦检察官的任命非法
2026年7月7日，在美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶联邦调查局办公室，美国和加拿大执法官员宣布对涉嫌跨国有组织犯罪集团的成员提起联邦指控并实施逮捕，时任加州中部地区联邦首席助理检察官的比尔·埃萨伊利在现场发言。（路透社）
“总统和司法部长完全有权在司法部内部选定管理人员，”埃萨伊利继续说道，并补充称“最终，这一问题将由最高法院裁决，我期待在此之前继续履行现任职务。”
埃萨伊利最初依据一项任命担任临时美国检察官，该任命在120天后到期。时任司法部长帕姆·邦迪随后任命他为特别律师，并指定他为联邦首席助理检察官。他从未得到总统的正式提名，也未获得美国参议院的确认。
西布赖特此前曾裁定，该安排并未合法使埃萨伊利担任 acting（代理）美国检察官，但允许他在其他职位下继续监督起诉工作。
布兰奇击退共和党叛离者，特朗普任命新司法部长
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2026年4月10日星期五，在兰乔库卡蒙加的圣贝纳迪诺县警长部门外的新闻发布会上，加州中部地区联邦首席助理检察官比尔·埃萨伊利就针对查梅尔·A·阿卜杜勒卡里姆提起的指控回答记者提问，阿卜杜勒卡里姆被指控在安大略市金佰利分销中心的一场摧毁纸品仓库火灾中犯有纵火罪。（图片来源：安贾利·谢里夫-保罗，《太阳报》/SCNG）
然而，据《洛杉矶时报》报道，在第九巡回上诉法院夏季裁定一起涉及内华达州一名联邦检察官的类似安排违法后，西布赖特决定重新审视这一问题。
司法部长托德·布兰奇上个月发布了修订后的任命，以缩小埃萨伊利的职权范围，并将其情况与内华达州的案件区分开，但西布赖特裁定，修改后的安排仍赋予埃萨伊利足够权力，使其能有效填补空缺的美国检察官职位。
“总之，埃萨伊利正非法担任‘事实上的’美国检察官，”西布赖特写道。
该裁决出台之际，埃萨伊利正协助领导司法部一项备受关注的行动，该行动就2万多名登记选民问题起诉加利福尼亚州，政府称这些人很可能是非公民。
第九巡回上诉法院质疑特朗普司法部要求搁置2万张加州邮寄选票的请求
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2026年12月15日，在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶，联邦首席助理检察官比尔·埃萨伊利与洛杉矶县警长罗伯特·卢纳、洛杉矶警察局局长吉姆·麦克唐纳一起对媒体发言。（莎拉·莱因格维茨/MediaNews Group/《洛杉矶每日新闻报》，盖蒂图片社）
司法部已请求联邦法院要求将相关个人关联的选票在其资格审查期间隔离处理，美国地区法官大卫·O·卡特表示，他将在周三就政府的请求发布裁决。
“我认为这起案件是政府为选举诚信而战的最前沿，”埃萨伊利在周二的新闻发布会上表示。
“我们要阻止非法投票，不想事后再追查，”他补充道。
在新闻发布会上被问及西布赖特的裁决时，埃萨伊利向记者给出了简短回应。
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“这一案件将由最高法院裁决。”
迈克尔·辛凯维奇是福克斯新闻数字频道的撰稿人。新闻线索可发送至michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
Federal judge rules Bill Essayli unlawfully serving as de facto US attorney in California
The Justice Department has appealed the ruling, and Essayli says the question will ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court
By Michael SinkewiczFox News
Published October 28, 2026 1:22am EDT
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli defended the Justice Department’s effort to set aside ballots tied to roughly 20,000 suspected noncitizens following a federal court hearing, warning that the dispute must be resolved before votes are counted in the midterm elections.
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A federal judge has disqualified Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Southern California, from overseeing two criminal cases after finding that he is unlawfully serving as a “de facto” U.S. attorney.
U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled Tuesday that Essayli cannot participate in or supervise the prosecutions in the two criminal cases.
However, the disqualification will not take effect immediately, giving the Justice Department time to seek a stay pending appeal.
“We respectfully disagree with the court’s order,” Essayli said in a statement provided to Fox News.
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First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli speaks as U.S. and Canadian law enforcement officials announce federal charges and arrests of alleged members of a transnational organized crime group at FBI offices in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 7, 2026.(REUTERS)
“The President and the Attorney General have every right to select supervisors within the Justice Department,” Essayli continued, adding that “ultimately, this question will be decided by the Supreme Court, and I look forward to serving in my current role until then.”
Essayli originally served as interim U.S. attorney under an appointment that expired after 120 days. Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi subsequently appointed him as a special attorney and designated him first assistant U.S. attorney. He was never formally nominated by the president or confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Seabright previously found that the arrangement did not lawfully make Essayli acting U.S. attorney but allowed him to continue supervising prosecutions under his other titles.
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The First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, Bill Essayli answers questions during a news conference outside the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, April 10, 2026, regarding charges filed against Chamel A. Abdulkarim, who is accused of arson in a warehouse fire that destroyed paper products at an Ontario distribution center for Kimberly-Clark.(Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
However, after the Ninth Circuit ruled over the summer against a similar arrangement involving a federal prosecutor in Nevada, Seabright decided to revisit the issue, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a revised designation last month to narrow Essayli’s authority and distinguish his situation from the Nevada case, but Seabright ruled the modified arrangement still gave Essayli enough authority to effectively occupy the vacant U.S. attorney position.
“In sum, Essayli is unlawfully serving as a ‘de facto’ United States Attorney,” Seabright wrote.
The ruling came as Essayli has been helping lead a high-profile Justice Department effort challenging California over more than 20,000 registered voters the administration says are likely noncitizens.
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First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli speaks to the press with LA County Sheriff Robert Luna and LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell in Los Angeles, California, on Dec. 15.(Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images)
The Justice Department has asked a federal court to require ballots associated with those individuals to be separated while their eligibility is reviewed, and U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said he would issue a ruling Wednesday on the administration’s request.
“I think this case is really on the forefront of the administration’s battle to fight for election integrity,” Essayli said during a news conference Tuesday.
“We wanna stop illegal voting. We don’t wanna chase it later,” he added.
When asked about Seabright’s ruling during the news conference, Essayli gave reporters a brief response.
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“That case will be decided by the Supreme Court.”
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
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