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ancianita

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14. Indicting him is trump's Lindsey Halligan, insurance attorney from FL who's now acting head of the Eastern Dist
Wed Sep 24, 2025, 05:29 PM
Sep 2025
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. Trump’s 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...


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Ridiculous. The irony is that TSF owes his 2016 "election" to spooky3 Sep 2025 #1
Is this Comey's Karma? BigmanPigman Sep 2025 #18
Good point nt spooky3 Sep 2025 #26
He got played by tRump back then.... FarPoint Sep 2025 #44
Lying?................ Lovie777 Sep 2025 #2
Patience. Chickens will come home to roost. SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #5
CNN us saying, "DOJ is nearing a decision on whether to charge Comey." Who knows? Silent Type Sep 2025 #3
You reap what you sow asshole Sewa Sep 2025 #4
And hell if he lied, he should be held accountable. SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #7
Dude, Hillary wouldn't have indicted you. no_hypocrisy Sep 2025 #6
Martha Stewart would like a word suegeo Sep 2025 #48
Bring it! Chasstev365 Sep 2025 #8
It will be Almost-Miss Colorado's first assignment. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2025 #9
Lordy, BaronChocula Sep 2025 #10
DOJ will lose and be embarrased again. CanonRay Sep 2025 #11
It should be for violation of the Hatch Act in the 2016 election lostincalifornia Sep 2025 #12
Comey brought this on himself! TurboDem Sep 2025 #13
Indicting him is trump's Lindsey Halligan, insurance attorney from FL who's now acting head of the Eastern Dist ancianita Sep 2025 #14
Nice work A Badger Sep 2025 #40
I'm not here to defend Comey, but we all know what this is about. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #15
Unfortunately we sorta have an obligation to defend the jerk SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #20
We all know it's Trump throwing a tantrum. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #23
Im getting the impression it might be stopping (for now) SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #24
I hope you're right. hamsterjill Sep 2025 #28
The discovery process liberalgunwilltravel Sep 2025 #16
Laughed out of court. paleotn Sep 2025 #17
She will just do it again, and again, and again. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #42
lol so the rumors are false SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #19
This idiot may pull a Piro and present a bad case to the grand jury and hope for an indictment LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2025 #21
Was piro the one that couldnt get them to indict a ham sandwich? SSJVegeta Sep 2025 #22
Lollollol. sheshe2 Sep 2025 #34
I will be interested to see if a grand jury will indict. TomSlick Sep 2025 #25
They can't very well charge him for helping to get trump elected. Turbineguy Sep 2025 #27
Questions about the grand jury AverageOldGuy Sep 2025 #29
50% + 1. nt Justice matters. Sep 2025 #31
Will not pass the Grand Jury stage. Justice matters. Sep 2025 #30
Trumped up charges LudwigPastorius Sep 2025 #32
Just being a malignant vicious person. Old Crank Sep 2025 #33
They seem to enjoy the blowback... sheshe2 Sep 2025 #35
Which will prove to everyone what a dipshit Donny is Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 #36
Ten percent will not believe it. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #43
Apprentice, czarjak Sep 2025 #37
I have less than zero sympathy for Comey BUT oldtime dfl_er Sep 2025 #38
Only a wildly unqualified person with NO experience as a prosecutor.. pat_k Sep 2025 #39
not a fan of Comey but this is fucked up. nt Javaman Sep 2025 #41
Charge him with corrupting the 2016 election for Trump by unleashing false info. GreenWave Sep 2025 #45
Yawn....yet another look over there---instead of releasing the EPSTEIN FILES Bengus81 Sep 2025 #46
Hope Comey gets off, because they aren't hitting with the real charge - election interference. lark Sep 2025 #47
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