Who is Bill Essayli, the hard-charging prosecutor at the center of California’s election fight?

Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli began the week on the defensive, facing criticism from Democrats over comments he made about California’s then-still-uncounted primary election results.

The First Assistant U.S.

Attorney for the Central District of California suggested federal election fraud charges could be forthcoming, even as vote counting continued across parts of the state.

“We will […] ...