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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEmbattled Trump DOJ prosecutor out after stinging court rebukes
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Embattled Trump DOJ prosecutor out after stinging court rebukes
— #TuckFrump (@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T02:01:35.000Z
https://www.rawstory.com/lindsey-halligan-2674914897/
Embattled interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan is departing the Department of Justice, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Tuesday.
Halligan's departure comes at a time when President Donald Trump has put increased pressure on the agency to prosecute his political enemies. According to reports, Trump has privately raged that Bondi is "weak and ineffective." He also cornered some of his U.S. Attorneys during a recent photoshoot and told them to prosecute his enemies more quickly.
Halligan is a former insurance lawyer who represented Trump during his civil fraud case in New York in 2024. She was brought on as an interim U.S. Attorney last year to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both cases have since fallen apart as courts ruled Halligan is illegally serving in her role.
Halligan's departure comes at a time when President Donald Trump has put increased pressure on the agency to prosecute his political enemies. According to reports, Trump has privately raged that Bondi is "weak and ineffective." He also cornered some of his U.S. Attorneys during a recent photoshoot and told them to prosecute his enemies more quickly.
Halligan is a former insurance lawyer who represented Trump during his civil fraud case in New York in 2024. She was brought on as an interim U.S. Attorney last year to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both cases have since fallen apart as courts ruled Halligan is illegally serving in her role.
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Embattled Trump DOJ prosecutor out after stinging court rebukes (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
17 hrs ago
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WAY past time--she was ordered out a few weeks ago but hung around anyways. I do
riversedge
16 hrs ago
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lapfog_1
(31,717 posts)1. I'm sure she has her night job
presidential fluffer.
riversedge
(79,730 posts)2. WAY past time--she was ordered out a few weeks ago but hung around anyways. I do
hope that the Judge stays safe.
LetMyPeopleVote
(175,724 posts)3. The judge found that Halligan was too stupid to disbar
This is also my favorite part of this opinion
My favorite part of Judge Novak's ruling on Lindsey Halligan is that basically she's too dumb to disbar.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-01-21T17:34:37.362Z

ananda
(34,520 posts)4. How can you be too stupid to disbar?
Geezus, that's a good reason!