US EditionSenior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office
Lindsey Halligan removed senior prosecutor Maggie Cleary amid a series of departures in the Eastern District of Virginia as she reshapes the office's leadership.
- Last month, Maggie Cleary, the senior Justice Department prosecutor, was removed from the Eastern District of Virginia US attorney's office after briefly leading it.
- Lindsey Halligan has moved quickly to assert control over the office, including recent firings and courtroom involvement in indictments of James Comey and Letitia James.
- Cleary, who joined the Alexandria, Virginia, federal prosecutors' office this year and has years of trial experience, served about three days as US attorney before being moved to first assistant.
- The office has seen a string of departures in less than a month, including Maggie Cleary's removal, the firing of Michael Ben'Ary, and Erik Siebert's pressured resignation.
- Cleary sided with career prosecutors who opposed the Comey prosecution, while Ben'Ary left a note two weeks ago saying `leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security,`.
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Another prosecutor removed from US attorney's office after Trump takeover: report
A senior prosecutor was removed from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District after President Donald Trump's former aide took over.Maggie Cleary became the latest Department of Justice employee to leave the office after Trump ally Lindsey Halligan was installed as U.S. attorney despite hav...
Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office
Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over — has been removed from the office, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Senior Prosecutor Removed from U.S. Attorney’s Office
“Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over — has been removed from the office,” CNN reports. “Cleary is the latest person exiting the office, as the Justice Department political leadership has become bolder in removing people that oppose their decisions.”
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