A third acting U.S. attorney installed by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been unlawfully serving in that role for months, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, just one week after the DOJ attempted to defend its personnel maneuvers in federal appellate court.

Like Alina Habba in New Jersey and Sigal Chattah in Nevada, Bilal "Bill" Essayli in Los Angeles, Calif., was first tapped to serve as interim U.S. attorney, a role that he could serve in temporarily, for 120 days, because the permanent office requires the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate under the Constitution.

And yet, each of their temporary stays as top federal prosecutors would continue on an acting basis, from the very moment they resigned from their interim jobs, because Bondi and President Donald Trump ensured that the fir

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