US EditionTrump DOJ fires prosecutor who declined to pursue James Comey case: Report
Robert McBride was dismissed after refusing to lead the politically charged prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, amid internal DOJ conflicts and court rulings invalidating key appointments.
- On January 12, 2026, Robert K. McBride, 64, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was fired after declining to prosecute James B. Comey; Attorney General Pam Bondi's office approved the removal.
- A judge's November decision left indictments in limbo after Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan's appointment unlawful, dismissing her indictments against James B. Comey and Letitia James.
- Sources told outlets that McBride told Justice Department officials he could not both run the office and spearhead Comey’s prosecution, and reportedly met privately with federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia.
- His removal leaves the EDVA without a top career prosecutor, while the Justice Department is appealing the ruling and has failed twice to revive prosecutions against Letitia James and James B. Comey.
- Judges in multiple federal districts have rejected similar interim U.S. attorney appointments, and four other acting U.S. attorneys whose appointments were ruled unlawful; the firing follows months-long EDVA turmoil where Erik Siebert, Halligan's predecessor, was pushed out.
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Lindsey Halligan's Top Assistant Fired For Refusing To Prosecute Comey Case: Report
Robert McBride, a prosecutor assigned to assist illegally appointed U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, has reportedly been fired after refusing to participate in the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey. On Monday, MS Now reported that McBride, 64, had been dismissed from his role as the No. 2 official in the U.S. Attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia. McBribe was appointed to the position last year after a federal judg…
DOJ Fires Prosecutor Who Refused to Pursue James Comey Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has fired Robert McBride, the first assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. The post DOJ Fires Prosecutor Who Refused to Pursue James Comey Case appeared first on Slay News.
On Same Day Robert McBride's Firing Is Reported, Stan Woodward "Errs" His Grievances
A slew of outlets — starting with MS and including NYT but not including ABC, which usually gets the details right — have reported the firing of Robert McBride because, the MS headline claims, he “declined to pursue James Comey case.” All suggested that, even with the appeal of Lindsey Halligan’s firing before the Fourth Circuit (the Fourth just granted DOJ’s request to stall two weeks and keep the two appeals consolidated), McBride’s sins invol…
Report: Prosecutor Fired in Clash Over Comey
A behind-the-scenes fight over how far to push a renewed criminal case against James Comey has cost a senior federal prosecutor his job, insiders say. Robert K. McBride, a longtime federal prosecutor who recently became the top deputy in the US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Virginia, was...
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