“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders,” Novak wrote. “In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end.”

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#Trump #LindseyHalligan #law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics

“No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders,” Novak wrote. “In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end.”

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#Trump #LindseyHalligan #law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics

The #CourtOrders issued Tues marked an escalation, signaling active efforts by the #judges to appoint the district’s top federal prosecutor under a #federal #law that gives them the power to do so after an interim #USattorney has been in office for 120 days. That order by Lauck was followed hours later with another one from Novak, who raised the threat of #disciplinary action for anyone who describes #LindseyHalligan as the #US attorney in #legal filings.
#Trump #law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics

Several #judges had suggested for weeks that #LindseyHalligan should resign & sharply questioned her continued use of the #USattorney title after an out-of-district judge, Cameron McGowan Currie, ruled in late November that the #Trump admin had used an #unlawful maneuver to install Halligan.

#law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics

The separate actions by Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck & Judge David J. Novak, who were nominated by presidents Barack Obama & Donald #Trump, respectively,
signaled a breaking point for the #federal #judiciary in the Eastern District of Virginia months after #LindseyHalligan was disqualified from serving as #USattorney in the high-profile office.
#law #DOJ #LegalEthics

Federal #judges move to oust #Trump stooge #LindseyHalligan as #USattorney

Her appointment was ruled #unlawful, but she has refused to step down.

In a pair of extraordinary moves, 2 federal judges issued #CourtOrders Tues saying they intend to remove Halligan from the helm of a key US attorney’s office in Virginia & threatening #disciplinary #sanctions for any govt #lawyer who continues to refer to her as US attorney in #legal filings.

#law #judiciary #DOJ #LegalEthics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/

Halligan unlawfully appointed finds judge, indictments again James Comey and Letitia James dismissed

Halligan faked the indictment against Comey since the jury didn't actually vote on it, but the article calls that "secured"

In both cases Halligan was the only lawyer to sign the indictments and she has no prosecutorial experience

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/24/g-s1-98612/trump-us-attorney-lindsey-halligan

#JamesComey #LetitiaJames #USpol #LindseyHalligan and her #FraudIndictments

I need to reiterate how batshit crazy this is:

When Trump’s handpicked interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan briefly took the stand Wednesday, she said only 2 grand jurors reviewed the final #indictment it handed up against former FBI Director #JamesComey. Comey’s attorney then argued Halligan’s testimony indicates, “there is no indictment” against his client.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump

The judge started, “Am I correct -”

“No, you’re not,” #LindseyHalligan interrupted (you don’t do that). She said that there was one additional grand juror in the magistrate’s courtroom & quoted her back-and-forth with that judge.

“I’m familiar with the transcript,” Nachmanoff said. He then told her to sit down.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The new indictment wasn’t a new indictment,” Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called #LindseyHalligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

The #Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute former FBI Director #JamesComey hit two major snags on Wednesday.

First, interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia #LindseyHalligan, who brought the #indictment, admitted the entire grand jury did not vote on the final indictment—a shocking development. Instead, only 2 grand jurors reviewed the indictment before it was presented in court.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics

The #Trump administration’s attempt to prosecute former FBI Director #JamesComey hit two major snags on Wednesday.

First, interim #USattorney for the Eastern District of Virginia #LindseyHalligan, who brought the #indictment, admitted the entire grand jury did not vote on the final indictment—a shocking development. Instead, only 2 grand jurors reviewed the indictment before it was presented in court.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics

I need to reiterate how batshit crazy this is:

When Trump’s handpicked interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan briefly took the stand Wednesday, she said only 2 grand jurors reviewed the final #indictment it handed up against former FBI Director #JamesComey. Comey’s attorney then argued Halligan’s testimony indicates, “there is no indictment” against his client.

#law #LegalEthics #LegalProcedure #RevengePolitics #Trump

The judge started, “Am I correct -”

“No, you’re not,” #LindseyHalligan interrupted (you don’t do that). She said that there was one additional grand juror in the magistrate’s courtroom & quoted her back-and-forth with that judge.

“I’m familiar with the transcript,” Nachmanoff said. He then told her to sit down.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The new indictment wasn’t a new indictment,” Lemons said, attempting to justify that it was only reviewed by the foreperson.

Judge Michael Nachmanoff quickly called #LindseyHalligan, who was the only prosecutor who presented the case to the grand jury, to the lectern, asking her to confirm that the entire grand jury was never presented the altered indictment.

#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #JamesComey

“The President is underscoring what he wants here, [Erik] Siebert was not doing his job here.” The job of Siebert, who #Trump replaced with #LindseyHalligan, was to “prosecute,” Dreeben said.

“If that’s not a direction to prosecute, I’m not really sure what is,” Dreeben said.

#law #RevengePolitics

#JamesComey’s attorney argued Wednesday that #Trump’s Sept social media post pushing the #DOJ to prosecute is a “crystal clear” example of why his client is being charged only because of the president’s personal animosity.

The post, Dreeben, said, linked Comey to 2 other “enemies” of Trump, & portrayed his frustration that interim #USAttorney #LindseyHalligan’s predecessor was resisting bringing charges. Dreeben was referring to Sen #AdamSchiff & NYAG #LetitiaJames.

#law #RevengePolitics

Judge says possible errors by #Trump handpicked #USattorney #LindseyHalligan could imperil #JamesComey case

In a rare move, the judge ordered prosecutors to hand over records of the grand jury proceeding to the former #FBI director’s lawyers.

#law #kakistocracy #idiocracy #RevengePolitics
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/17/lindsey-halligan-indictment-james-comey-00654224

Fitzpatrick raised sharp doubts about an account of the #GrandJury proceedings provided by the #DOJ & whether it had turned over all records of the interactions between #LindseyHalligan & the grand #jurors. He noted that Halligan had claimed she had her last contact with the grand jury at 4:28PM that day, while the jurors were deliberating.

#Trump #law #kakistocracy #idiocracy #RevengePolitics #JamesComey

His assessment adds to the mounting possibility that Comey’s case will be
#dismissed before it goes to trial. In addition to the procedural flaws Fitzpatrick said appeared to occur, #LindseyHalligan is facing a challenge to the validity of her appointment altogether & could be disqualified from the case.

#Trump #law #kakistocracy #idiocracy #RevengePolitics #JamesComey