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DOJ subpoenas California election officials in ballooning voter fraud probe

Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, stands after holding a Justice Department news conference on Aug. 13, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben/TNS) The Department of Justice has subpoenaed local election officials in at least four California counties, the latest development in its unprecedented effort to usurp the state's authority and prove allegations of widespread voter fraud in the runup to the midterm election. The Chronicle obtained subpoenas sent to election officials in Los Angel