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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/

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · yesterday

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

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · yesterday

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

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · yesterday

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

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · yesterday

“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

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