""No matter all of her machinations, Ms. Halligan has no legal basis to represent to this Court that she holds the position. And any such representation going forward can only be described as a false statement made in direct defiance of valid court orders," the judge wrote. "In short, this charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney for this District in direct defiance of binding court orders must come to an end.""
""ignores a binding court order and may not continue.""
""potential disciplinary action in this Court.""
Lindsey Halligan exited the U.S. attorney role for the Eastern District of Virginia after judicial rulings called the legality of her appointment into question. U.S. District Judge David Novak condemned her continued use of the U.S. attorney title despite a prior ruling that the appointment was improper and warned of potential disciplinary consequences. Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck directed a vacancy announcement, noting Halligan exceeded the 120-day interim appointment period and lacks Senate confirmation. Halligan had been appointed after Erik Seibert resigned amid reluctance to pursue prosecutions of Letitia James and James Comey, who were later indicted during her tenure.
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