Overview
- U.S. District Judge David J. Novak ordered Lindsey Halligan to justify within seven days her continued identification as the Eastern District of Virginia’s top prosecutor.
- Novak warned that such representations may constitute false or misleading statements and could trigger professional discipline.
- He emphasized that Senior Judge Cameron McGowan Currie’s disqualification ruling remains binding in the district despite the Justice Department’s appeal.
- The White House has begun seeking Senate confirmation for Halligan as the Justice Department pursues its appeal.
- Novak cited a late‑December filing in which Halligan signed as “United States Attorney,” and separate filings reflect the government’s acknowledgment that the full grand jury never saw the indictment version she submitted in the Comey case.