Meet Lindsey Halligan, the 36-year-old former Miss Colorado hopeful who only worked 3 federal cases before Trump

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promoted her to U.S. attorney

Lindsey Halligan, 36, was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday, taking over one of the most significant prosecutorial offices in the country despite having no experience as a prosecutor at any level. The appointment comes after President Donald Trump forced out her predecessor, Erik Siebert, for refusing to pursue charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey.

Halligan’s rapid ascension from Florida insurance lawyer to federal prosecutor represents a stark departure from traditional Justice Department hiring practices. Court records show she has participated in only three federal cases throughout her career, all while serving as one of Trump’s personal attorneys. By contrast, Siebert, whom she replaced, was listed as an attorney on 675 federal cases during his extensive prosecutorial career.

From beauty pageants to insurance law

Before joining Trump’s legal orbit, Halligan followed a conventional legal career path. She went to Holy Family High School in Colorado before earning a degree in political science and broadcast journalism from Regis University in Denver—the same school Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s wife, attended. During Halligan’s college years, she competed in the Miss Colorado USA pageant twice, reaching the semifinals in 2009 and placing third runner-up in 2010.

After graduating from the University of Miami School of Law in 2013, Halligan was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2014 and began working at Cole, Scott & Kissane, a Fort Lauderdale–based insurance law firm. The firm, which bills itself as Florida’s largest by attorney headcount, specializes in insurance defense litigation. Halligan became a partner in 2018, primarily representing insurance companies in disputes with owners over residential and commercial property claims.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/meet-lindsey-halligan-36-old-143424135.html

We all know why Trump hired her.

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1. She's got that "Fox network under R. Ailes woman" look going for her, so that's all he needs to know.

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2. Clearly, she seems to be on the Aileen Cannon fast track to become a federal judge, if not a "Justice". n/t

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3. Lindsay Halligan and Erika Kirk competed against each other in trump beauty pageant

It's like the trump employment agency. Lindsay on left, Erika on right.

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4. James Comey could get Trump's prosecutor outright disqualified from office: expert

Halligan may not have been validly appointed as acting attorney for this district. The statute of limitations has expired and if this indictment is thrown out, then the case against Comey may go away without a trial

James Comey could get Trump's prosecutor outright disqualified from office: expert

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-10-02T00:00:33Z

https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-halligan-2674146070/

Former FBI Director James Comey has lots of different ways he can defeat the criminal indictment against him for false statements and obstruction of justice, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade told MSNBC's Melissa Murray on Wednesday — but one of the most scorched-earth methods might be getting Trump's federal prosecutor in charge of the case disqualified.

The prosecutor, Trump's former defense lawyer Lindsey Halligan, was appointed to oversee the Eastern District of Virginia after her predecessor, also a hand-picked Trump appointee, determined there was insufficient evidence to prosecute Comey for statements he made during Senate testimony. Halligan has moved forward per Trump's wishes, but has faced repeated setbacks as she has no significant prosecutorial experience, had to be coached through working with the grand jury, and didn't file the correct charging documents......

"I don't know," admitted McQuade. "You know, I think Jim Comey's got to think strategically here. If he's innocent, he might want to just assert his right to a speedy trial, say, let's go and dare Lindsey Halligan to get ready for this trial and prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. I imagine, though, he's going to at least have some conversations with his lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, who's an outstanding lawyer, about filing motions for either selective prosecution, a violation of due process rights to a fair trial, or even challenging the legitimacy of the appointment of Lindsey Halligan."

With respect to that last option, she added, "It appears to violate all of the various ways a U.S. attorney can be appointed ... under the Vacancy Reform Act, and so maybe they want to go after one of those bases to get the case dismissed. But I could imagine Jim Comey saying, 'You know what? Let's go to trial because I am confident I'm going to prevail,' and it will happen quickly and be over. And then he would be fully exonerated and cleared. So that's a strategic decision he's going to have to make."

Earlier this year, a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba, another former Trump defense lawyer appointed through questionable procedures to head up federal prosecutions in New Jersey, was unlawfully appointed. A similar ruling came down this week against Sigal Chattah, Trump's choice for acting U.S. Attorney in Nevada.