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In reply to the discussion: Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources [View all]ancianita
(42,077 posts)14. Indicting him is trump's Lindsey Halligan, insurance attorney from FL who's now acting head of the Eastern Dist
Lacking from her background altogether, however, is any experience in working as a prosecutor or overseeing the complex national security cases that regularly pass through the Eastern District of Virginia. Court records show that Ms. Halligan, who has largely spent her career handling insurance matters in Florida, has filed appearances in only a handful of federal cases during her decade in the law all of them as one of Mr. Trumps personal lawyers...
Instead of waiting for a formal nomination and Senate confirmation, Ms. Halligan was hastily sworn in as interim U.S. attorney on Monday...
Court records show that Ms. Halligan has never prosecuted any cases and has taken part in only three civil matters in federal court: a failed defamation lawsuit Mr. Trump filed against CNN; an attempt to defend him against a 14th Amendment ballot challenge that was eventually dismissed; and an effort to have the Justice Department freeze its classified documents investigation into Mr. Trump after it conducted a search of Mar-a-Lago...
Instead of waiting for a formal nomination and Senate confirmation, Ms. Halligan was hastily sworn in as interim U.S. attorney on Monday...
Court records show that Ms. Halligan has never prosecuted any cases and has taken part in only three civil matters in federal court: a failed defamation lawsuit Mr. Trump filed against CNN; an attempt to defend him against a 14th Amendment ballot challenge that was eventually dismissed; and an effort to have the Justice Department freeze its classified documents investigation into Mr. Trump after it conducted a search of Mar-a-Lago...
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Newly appointed US attorney will attempt to charge James Comey despite prosecutors finding no probable cause: Sources [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 24
OP
CNN us saying, "DOJ is nearing a decision on whether to charge Comey." Who knows?
Silent Type
Sep 24
#3
Indicting him is trump's Lindsey Halligan, insurance attorney from FL who's now acting head of the Eastern Dist
ancianita
Sep 24
#14
This idiot may pull a Piro and present a bad case to the grand jury and hope for an indictment
LetMyPeopleVote
Sep 24
#21
Charge him with corrupting the 2016 election for Trump by unleashing false info.
GreenWave
Sep 25
#45