{"id":12670,"date":"2026-06-05T15:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12670"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:54:23","slug":"federal-prosecutor-visits-la-county-ballot-facility-after-president-trumps-election-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=12670","title":{"rendered":"Federal prosecutor visits LA County ballot facility after President Trump&#8217;s election claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A federal prosecutor was on scene at the Los Angeles County ballot processing facility Friday, one day after President Trump asserted the election was \u201cunder investigation\u201d by the US Attorney\u2019s Office, The California Post can exclusively report.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Attorney Robert Renner toured the county\u2019s ballot processing facility amid growing questions about the speed of ballot processing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>U.S. Attorney Robert Renner at LA County\u2019s ballot processing facility Friday morning. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bill Essayli, LA\u2019s top federal prosecutor, announced Friday morning that his office is pursuing several election fraud investigations in coordination with the FBI and Department of Justice as questions swirl over California\u2019s sluggish vote count.<\/p>\n<p>Renner\u2019s review follows exclusive reporting by The Post, which visited the county\u2019s 144,000-square-foot ballot processing facility Thursday and found large sections of the operation sitting unused despite the substantial backlog.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>During the visit, The Post observed rows of empty chairs, vacant ballot-processing stations and expansive areas of the facility with little visible activity while hundreds of thousands of ballots remained uncounted.<\/p>\n<p>When The Post asked an election center staff member about the rows of unused workstations despite the substantial backlog, the employee insisted reporters should not be \u201cfooled by what you see.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Renner\u2019s review comes after The Post visited the county\u2019s 144,000-square-foot facility and found large sections of the operation sitting unused.  <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>During the visit, The Post observed rows of empty chairs, vacant ballot-processing stations and expansive areas of the facility with little visible activity <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When pressed to elaborate, however, the staff member offered no further explanation and walked away.<\/p>\n<p>The county announced Thursday night that it had processed an additional 74,486 ballots since the previous update, bringing the total number counted to 1,470,473 ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the progress, officials estimate 638,694 ballots remain outstanding, including approximately 627,000 vote-by-mail ballots, 9,888 conditional voter registration ballots and 1,806 provisional ballots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dozens of ballot counting stations sat empty when the facility was visited Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thousands of ballots remained uncounted. <span class=\"credit\">Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The federal visit also comes on the heels of President Donald Trump\u2019s accusations that California Democrats were attempting to \u201csteal\u201d both the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primary elections.<\/p>\n<p>In a series of social media posts Wednesday night, Trump alleged election officials were improperly handling mail-in ballots and intentionally delaying vote counting, though he offered no evidence to support the claims. Trump also asserted that the election was \u201cunder investigation\u201d by the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Cali - Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia&#8217;s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The outstanding ballots at the county facility could prove pivotal in several closely watched races.<\/p>\n<p>In the governor\u2019s race, former Fox News host Steve Hilton led former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra by roughly 67,500 votes as of Thursday night. Hilton received 27.2% of the vote, or 1,511,792 votes, compared with Becerra\u2019s 26%, or 1,444,257 votes. Billionaire Tom Steyer remained in third place with 20.2%, or 1,122,789 votes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Republican candidate Steve Hilton remained in the top spot in the California governor\u2019s race Thursday night. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Scott Strazzante<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spencer Pratt remained in second place behind Mayor Karen Bass and ahead of Nithya Raman Thursday night. <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jill Connelly<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Los Angeles mayoral contest also remains unsettled.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Karen Bass currently leads the field, while media personality Spencer Pratt is running second and attempting to secure a place in a potential November runoff. With hundreds of thousands of ballots still awaiting processing, election officials and candidates continue to watch the count closely.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County election officials have defended the lengthy counting process, pointing to California\u2019s vote-by-mail system, signature verification requirements and state laws that allow ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive days later and still be counted.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reached out to Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder\/County Clerk Dean Logan for comment and did not receive a response by publication time.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>California Post News<\/strong>: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedIn<br \/><strong>California Post Sports<\/strong> Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X<br \/><strong>California Post  <\/strong>Opinion <br \/><strong>California Post Newsletters<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>California Post App<\/strong>: Download here!<br \/><strong>Home delivery<\/strong>: Sign up here!<br \/><strong>Page Six Hollywood<\/strong>: Sign up here!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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