Tag Archives: Lindsey Halligan

Lindsey Halligan has departed the Justice Department after a federal judge ruled she could no longer refer to herself as a U.S. attorney, finding that her continued use of the title violated binding court orders that invalidated her appointment last year. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed Halligan’s exit in a …

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to identify herself as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a prior court ruling that found her appointment unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Novak issued a three-page order demanding that Halligan …

A federal judge on Saturday temporarily barred the Justice Department from accessing a set of computer files central to its effort to pursue a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey, marking a significant procedural setback for prosecutors as they weigh whether to revive the case. U.S. District Judge …

A federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that President Donald Trump’s handpicked prosecutor was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to seek the indictments. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie issued the sweeping decision Monday, …

Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has fired two senior prosecutors who opposed her push to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to ABC News. Elizabeth Yusi, the chief criminal prosecutor in the …

New York Attorney General Letitia James — the Democrat who once won a $500 million civil judgment against Donald Trump — was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia, in what critics are calling a stunning act of political retribution by the president against one of his most …

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he will nominate senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a powerful office now in turmoil following the forced resignation of its top prosecutor. In a post on social media just before departing for …