Is Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer chosen by President Trump to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, the same woman made infamous by a viral video of her answer to a question in a 2007 beauty pageant?

In a memo this week, prosecutors in Virginia recommended against potential plans by the new U.S. attorney there to charge ex-FBI Director James Comey, sources say.

Lindsey Halligan, one of President Donald Trump's former defense lawyers who then joined him in the White House, took over a key federal prosecutor's office in Virginia on Monday, CBS News reports.

Former U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned a week ago. On Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted.

Former U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned a week ago. On Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted.

President Donald Trump announced that he will nominate Lindsey Halligan for a U.S. attorney role in Virginia after withdrawing his previous pick ahead of the weekend. “I will be nominating Lindsey Halligan to be the United States Attorney in this very important part of our Great Country.

President Donald Trump nominated a senior White House aide as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia after its U.S. attorney was pushed out on Friday.

Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and a fierce ally of President Donald Trump, has taken over as the top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s eastern district, according to a person familiar with the change.