James Comey, Lindsey Halligan and Prosecutor
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Lindsey Halligan has gone from a relative unknown to a figure in the national spotlight in a matter of days, as she serves as the top prosecutor in the case against former FBI Director James Comey. Halligan previously served as President Trump’s personal lawyer and had been working as a White House official until
President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan had been on the job for just four days as US attorney when she stood before a grand jury seeking an extraordinary and unprecedented indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.
Comey was charged by a federal grand jury on Thursday with obstruction and making a false statement related to the FBI’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election — days after President Donald Trump appeared to demand Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute him and other political opponents.
Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan found herself going it alone before a grand jury that formally charged the former FBI director on Thursday night.
Halligan, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, was sworn in earlier this week and replaced U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert.
WASHINGTON − The indictment of James Comey upended decades of policy aimed at keeping Justice Department investigations independent of the White House and sparked a firestorm of criticism about prosecuting President Donald Trump Start the day smarter.