US EditionLindsey Halligan Steps Down as Virginia U.S. Attorney After Judges Rule Appointment Unlawful
Lindsey Halligan's 120-day interim term ended amid judicial rulings that questioned her appointment's legality and dismissed indictments she filed, intensifying DOJ-court conflicts.
- 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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Trump-appointed prosecutor ousted after judge calls her bid to stay a ‘charade’
Lindsey Halligan has left her post as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia after a federal judge ordered her to stop claiming the title. Her exit ends a months-long legal standoff between the Trump administration and the federal court in Richmond. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Halligan’s departure late Tuesday, hours after U.S. District Judge David Novak issued an 18-page ruling barring her from referring to herself as U.S. …
Former Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan leaving controversial DOJ post
Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump’s adversaries, is leaving her position as her months-long tenure has now concluded, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.
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WASHINGTON — Lindsey Halligan, who as a top Justice Department prosecutor pursued indictments against a pair of President Donald Trump's adversaries, will leave her position, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.
Former Trump lawyer accuses federal judge of making ‘baseless accusations of lying’ after departure
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia left her post after completing a 120-day appointment amid a legal standoff in which a federal judge questioned her authority, declined to appoint a successor and triggered an appeal over separation of powers. Former Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan announced her departure Tuesday, saying a federal judge ruled in November that her appointment w…
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