U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli provided an update on investigations into voter fraud in California during an interview with KCRA News’ Ashley Zavala on Sunday. He confirmed that investigators have found clear evidence of fraud but are still working to determine its extent.
Essayli stated that he anticipates the investigations will lead to criminal charges and questioned why politicians in California and others have been reluctant to acknowledge the possibility of election fraud.
He further clarified that remarks from officials of the Trump administration, including President Trump himself, should not be interpreted as claims of a stolen election.
Instead, they reflect a recognition that California’s election system and laws foster suspicion about the results—a concern he attributes directly to the state’s election regulations.
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He said:
There’s a lot of talk in the media that there’s no evidence of voter fraud. So we just wanted to be very clear about that, that there is evidence. And in fact, we charged a case just last month of an individual who was paying homeless people to register to vote with fictitious information. So that’s not a theory. There is evidence of voter fraud.
And what I’ve said is that we have other similar multiple investigations that are ongoing. Under longstanding DOJ rules, we can’t discuss the specifics of any investigation, but they are ongoing. And I do believe they will result in criminal charges in the near future.
“We have various investigations at various stages. So some of them are more developed and they’re ready to charge. Others are brand new and being worked up. And we are getting tips every day from the public of potential leads of new cases,” he added. “So there’s a lot of things going on. It’s not just one case. There are multiple cases.”
“I think sort of the question you’re getting to, Ashley, and a lot of reporters will ask is, is this widespread fraud? How widespread is it? And I think that’s really the question we’re trying to answer. I don’t have an answer for that because those require intense investigations,” he went on.
“And so what I can say right now is, is there evidence of fraud? Yes, there are,” Essayli said. “Are they just multiple isolated incidences or is there some bigger connection to the two? That’s under investigation. And we’re going to get to the bottom of that.”
He then put the state’s Domestic Terrorists on the spot, noting they have no interest in rooting out fraud (and we know why):
But what I don’t understand is the resistance from leaders, elected officials, and the media to resist looking into these claims. And so we’re not prejudging anything. We’re not concluding anything. All I’ve said is our office is taking this seriously. We will follow the evidence wherever it goes. There are investigations. They will result in and we’d like to get to the bottom of how widespread this goes.
And that’s also why we’re calling for an audit. I think the audit is the best way to reassure the public that there isn’t widespread fraud. And that’s something that we’ve demanded the state of California comply with. But so far they’ve resisted.
The U.S. attorney downplayed allegations that California’s elections are “rigged.” But he did say that the way elections are run in the state lead to a dramatic loss of public confidence (no kidding).
I asked @USAttyEssayli if his office has been talking with President Trump about the election and where the President got the idea that CA's election was "rigged."
"Rigged doesn't have to mean illegal.. I think he's referring to the entire system as a whole breeds suspicion.." pic.twitter.com/wZTKv5u6vM
— Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) June 15, 2026
This comes after we watched a week’s worth of ‘late-arriving ballots’ nearly all go to the socialist in the L.A. mayor’s race, Nithya Raman, who conceded on election night only to mysteriously surpass second-place finisher Spencer Pratt.
Stay tuned. We’ll be all over this.
