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Federal Judges Move to Oust Lindsey Halligan
Federal Judges Move to Oust Lindsey Halligan
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 140 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/20/federal-judges-move-to-oust-lindsey-halligan/
“In a pair of extraordinary moves, two federal judges issued court orders Tuesday saying they intend to remove Lindsey Halligan at the helm of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia and threatening disciplinary sanctions for any government lawyer who continues to refer to her as U.S. attorney in legal filings,” the Washington Post reports.
CNN: Trump-appointed judge tears into Lindsey Halligan’s “vitriol” and calls her leadership a “charade.”