'This is scary, boss': Jurors hear ex-Los Angeles Councilman Huizar's covert bathroom meeting

George Esparza, Huizar's longtime assistant, took the stand Friday as a prosecution witness in the federal corruption trial of Raymond Chan, an ex-L.A. deputy mayor.

George Esparza (left) leaves the new federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, with his lawyer, Terrence Jones of Cameron | Jones LLP. (Photo by Meghann M. Cuniff)

A longtime assistant to ex-Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar testified Friday of his former boss’ persistent efforts to collect $200,000 in cash bribes the you…