Feds announce several election-fraud investigations in California while revealing ‘serious structural vulnerabilities’

Los Angeles’ top federal prosecutor announced his office is pursuing several election fraud investigations with the FBI as questions swirl over California’s sluggish vote count.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Friday morning that he is working with the Department of Justice “to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls.”

The investigation comes as questions swirl about California’s sluggish vote count. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said Friday morning that he is working with the Department of Justice “to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls.” Carlin Stiehl for CA Post

“California’s election system has serious structural vulnerabilities. Universal vote-by-mail with no voter ID requirements creates conditions where fraud can go undetected and unpunished, eroding public confidence,” Essayli wrote on X.

“Without commenting on any specific investigation, my office has multiple election fraud investigations underway in coordination with @FBILosAngeles. We will follow the evidence wherever it leads and prosecute any violations of federal election law to the fullest extent.

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“My office is also working closely with @AAGDhillon to conduct a comprehensive audit of California’s voter rolls,” the statement continued, tagging Harmeet K. Dhillon, the Justice Deparment’s assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division.

“The state has stonewalled every effort to verify that only eligible US citizens are registered to vote. This case is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. My office will not look the other way. We will investigate and prosecute. Every legal vote deserves to be counted. Every illegal vote cancels one out.”

The announcement comes a day after President Trump claimed the Democrats were “trying to steal” the California gubernatorial and LA mayoral primaries.

Trump announced a probe Thursday into slow vote counting in the state.

Vote-count totals across Los Angeles and California have slowed to a crawl, as The California Post visited the county’s 144,000-square-foot ballot processing facility Thursday to find dozens of empty work stations.

County officials announced Wednesday night that just 77,521 additional ballots had been processed since June 2 election night, but an estimated 713,180 ballots were still outstanding.