Effort seeks to block Bill Essayli’s U.S. attorney confirmation

California’s senators should block Bill Essayli from getting a full term as U.S. attorney for much of Southern California, according to a coalition that wants the Golden State’s senators to take action.
Critics want to prevent Essayli, a Republican and former Inland Empire assemblymember, from being confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
A conservative firebrand and supporter of President Donald Trump, Essayli resigned from the legislature in April to become the U.S. Department of Justice&rsq