US EditionLindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges
Halligan's 120-day interim term ended amid judicial rulings declaring her appointment unlawful and barring her from using the U.S. attorney title, prompting a court to seek applicants for replacement.
- Tuesday night, the Justice Department confirmed Lindsey Halligan, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is leaving as her "120-day tenure" ended, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
- A November court decision found Lindsey Halligan's appointment violated the Appointments Clause and dismissed her indictments, which the Department of Justice has appealed.
- Selected in September after Erik Siebert's ouster, Lindsey Halligan, White House aide and former member of President Donald Trump's legal team, continued calling herself a `U.S. attorney` despite court rulings against her.
- U.S. District Judge David Novak struck `United States Attorney` from an indictment, barred Halligan's use of the title, and warned of discipline, while Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck directed a court clerk to post a vacancy announcement.
- Similar disputes in other districts and last month saw Alina Habba resign after an appeals court found she had served unlawfully amid pressure from President Donald Trump to charge adversaries including James Comey and Letitia James.
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Two judges in Virginia rejected the Trump administration’s arguments that a White House loyal person can continue to serve as a high-ranking federal prosecutor in the state. One petitioned Tuesday for a replacement and the other prohibited Lindsey Halligan from continuing to represent herself in his court as a U.S. prosecutor. Dual orders from separate judges marked a dramatic new front in the current conflict between the Trump administration an…
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