Overview
- Senior U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed in the Eastern District of Virginia and dismissed indictments she brought, including against James Comey and Letitia James.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said she will appeal the ruling and has designated Halligan as a special attorney for the Justice Department.
- Internal emails show EDVA lawyers were first told to file under the first assistant’s name before being directed to revert to using “Lindsey Halligan, United States Attorney.”
- MSNOW and CBS reporters say DOJ officials are embarrassed by the reversal, with some describing leadership as growing tired of losing in court.
- Former U.S. attorneys Harry Litman and Greg Brower warned that cases bearing Halligan’s signature are in jeopardy, and reports indicate prosecutors have paused or limited new filings.