Federal Judges TELL HALIGAN to RESIGN after Complete MESS
December 16, 2025
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as posted by the channelBrian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian discuss the unprecedented situation where three federal judges publicly told Trump-appointed US Attorney Lindsey Halligan she should resign after a November ruling declared her appointment unlawful. Halligan, a former insurance lawyer and third runner-up Miss Colorado with no prosecutorial experience, was installed in September after Trump forced out Erik Siebert who refused to indict James Comey and Letitia James. Senior Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled Halligan's appointment violated federal law because after 120 days only district courts—not the attorney general—can appoint interim US attorneys, making all her actions "void from day one" and dismissing the Comey and James indictments. Despite the ruling, Halligan remains listed on filings. Magistrate Judge Lindsey Vaala stopped a plea hearing when she saw Halligan's name, ordering prosecutors have her resign because litigating "in her shadow only erodes trust." District Judge Michael Nachmanoff said it's "difficult to reconcile" DOJ's continued use of Halligan's name with the ruling. Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick struck Halligan's name from documents, calling it "simply not acceptable." The hosts warn this jeopardizes all prosecutions in the Eastern District of Virginia, including cases against actual criminals, risking convictions being overturned due to this easily avoidable technicality. Attorney General Pam Bondi attacked the judges as engaging in "unconscionable campaign of bias."
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