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Lindsey Halligan sends multiple texts to legal reporter
Lindsey Halligan disputed allegations of biased reporting while refusing to specify errors, demanding off-the-record status for their entire private text exchange on Signal.
- On Monday, Lindsey Halligan, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, initiated a 33-hour Signal chat with Lawfare reporter Anna Bower and later said the exchange was off record.
- Last month, President Donald Trump tapped Lindsey Halligan after Erik Siebert declined to prosecute, and Halligan reached out to complain about Anna Bower's tweets on The New York Times article.
- In texts, Lindsey Halligan accused Anna Bower of bias and twisting facts, touched on grand jury materials she said she could not disclose, and directed her to the indictment in the Letitia James case quoting the alleged rent.
- Legal commentators said the contact broke norms because Halligan's outreach and grand jury mention raised concern among former officials and journalists, highlighting scrutiny due to her inexperience.
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
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