Defense attorneys are seeking to dismiss indictments against three clients and to disqualify acting U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli “from participating in criminal prosecutions” in Los Angeles federal courts.

The attorneys are challenging the unusual way in which the Trump administration appointed Essayli to his position as the region’s top federal prosecutor.

A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday to decide whether maneuvers used by the Trump administration to install Bill Essayli as acting United States attorney in Los Angeles are improper — and, if so, what should be done about it.

During a Tuesday hearing in downtown L.A., Senior Judge J. Michael Seabright — who flew in from Hawaii for the proceeding — wondered how to proceed after defense attorneys sought to dismiss indictments against th

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