US EditionFederal judges move to oust Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney
- On Tuesday, Chief U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck ordered the clerk to post a vacancy under 28 U.S.C. §546, soliciting applicants for interim U.S. attorney with deadline Feb. 10, 2026.
- U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie's ruling found Halligan's appointment violated federal law since DOJ had already appointed Erik Siebert to a 120-day term last year.
- The courts threw out indictments Lindsey Halligan, former Trump personal attorney, brought against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James after Trump urged prosecutions.
- U.S. District Judge David Novak ordered that Halligan cannot use the title `U.S. attorney` and warned continued use could prompt disciplinary action, while the DOJ has appealed and continues to list her as United States Attorney.
- The broader trend shows the administration relied more on temporary appointments, triggering lawsuits; Halligan is among at least five U.S. attorneys found unlawfully serving amid challenges in Nevada, Los Angeles and Delaware.
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Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is ‘masquerading’ in the job
By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Two judges in Virginia are rejecting Trump administration arguments that a White House loyalist can continue serving as a top federal prosecutor in the state, with one on Tuesday soliciting applications for a replacement and the other prohibiting Lindsey Halligan from continuing to represent herself in his court as a United States attorney. Related Articles A look at Trump’s Board of Peace and who h…
Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is 'masquerading' in the job
Two judges in Virginia are rejecting Trump administration arguments that a White House loyalist can continue serving as a top federal prosecutor in the state, with one soliciting applications for a replacement and the other prohibiting Lindsey Halligan from continuing…
NEW: Virginia Judge Removes Trump Appointee, Outrage Explodes
A Virginia judge appears to have gone through with the process of removing Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after ruling that her appointment failed to follow correct procedure. Halligan was first appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi on September 22, 2025, under 28 U.S.C. § 546(a), which permits […] The post NEW: Virginia Judge Removes Trump Appointee, Outrage Explodes appeared first on…
Judge hits disqualified MAGA prosecutor with scathing order for pretending she's in office
A federal judge ordered Lindsey Halligan, the disqualified acting U.S. attorney President Donald Trump's Justice Department installed in the Eastern District of Virginia, to stop calling herself a U.S. attorney in a scathing ruling on Tuesday — and went out of his way to rebuke her for a "vitriol"-l...
Trump-appointed judge tears into Lindsey Halligan’s ‘vitriol’ and calls her leadership a ‘charade’
A federal judge on Tuesday ripped into Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s personal choice as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, after she used unusually sharp language to push back on the judge’s questioning of her authority, saying the “unnecessary rhetoric” had “a level of vitriol more appropriate for a cable news talk show.”
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