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fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal attorney, exits Virginia prosecutor's office

Federal courts removed Lindsey Halligan after judges ruled her interim appointment unlawful, blocking her from serving as acting U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. faces challenge over 'acting' status

A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday to decide whether maneuvers used by the Trump administration to install Bill Essayli as acting United States attorney in Los Angeles are improper - and, if so, what should be done about it. During a Tuesday hearing in downtown L.A., Senior Judge J. Michael Seabright - who flew in from Hawaii for the proceeding - wondered how to proceed after defense attorneys sought to dismiss indictments against three clients and to disqualify Essayli
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