Judge orders DOJ to explain why Lindsey Halligan is still using the title of US attorney
ABC News • • general
Key Points:
- A federal judge is questioning why Lindsey Halligan continues to use the title of U.S. attorney despite a November ruling that she is not legally in the position due to improper appointment procedures.
- Halligan was appointed acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by President Trump, but a judge ruled her appointment unlawful because the law prohibits two interim nominees serving consecutively.
- This legal issue arose after Halligan obtained indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, which were later dismissed due to her invalid appointment.
- U.S. District Judge David Novak ordered the government to explain within seven days why Halligan is still identifying herself as U.S. attorney and why this does not constitute