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Lindsey Halligan

Tracked across 11 events · 324 articles · First seen Sep 26, 2025 · Last active May 28, 2026

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Impact: Lindsey Halligan is the newly appointed acting U.S. Attorney in Virginia's Eastern District, the office that charged James Comey and received Troy Edwards Jr.'s resignation.
Sep 26, 2025 · 8 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and former personal lawyer for Donald Trump, was appointed as U.S. attorney and brought the indictments against Letitia James and James Comey, raising questions about political influence.
Oct 09, 2025 · 19 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney was ruled unlawful, resulting in the dismissal of cases she brought against James Comey and Letitia James.
Nov 24, 2025 · 12 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan, a former Trump lawyer, was illegally appointed U.S. attorney for the United States — United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, leading to the dismissal of original indictments against Letitia James and James Comey.
Dec 11, 2025 · 8 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide, replaced the veteran attorney overseeing the investigation and rushed to file charges against James Comey despite warnings about insufficient evidence.
Oct 08, 2025 · 6 articles
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Domestic
A federal appeals court panel, specifically the United States — United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, expressed skepticism over the legitimacy of Donald Trump's administration appointing top federal prosecutors, such as John…
Impact: Lindsey Halligan left her position as acting U.S. attorney in Virginia after a judge concluded her appointment was unlawful, leading to the dismissal of indictments she brought.
May 04, 2026 · 6 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, leading to the dismissal of criminal cases she filed.
Dec 01, 2025 · 20 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan was an interim U.S. attorney whose unlawful appointment led to the dismissal of criminal cases, serving as a precedent for the current ruling.
Jan 08, 2026 · 6 articles
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Domestic
Impact: Lindsey Halligan was a prosecutor hastily installed by Donald Trump who secured indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, but her appointment was later deemed unlawful.
Apr 17, 2026 · 12 articles
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Domestic
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted for a second time by the United States — United States Department of Justice, this time on charges of threatening Donald Trump through a social media post.…
Impact: Lindsey Halligan was the prosecutor in a previous, dismissed indictment against James Comey, with the case being thrown out due to her unlawful appointment.
Apr 28, 2026 · 142 articles
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International
Mar 27, 2026 · 85 articles
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