"Thursday's indictment of the former F.B.I. director James Comey bore a single, telling signature: that of Lindsey Halligan, installed by President Donald Trump just three days earlier to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Halligan is an insurance lawyer turned Trump attorney and White House aide; in March, Trump appointed her to remove "improper ideology" from the Smithsonian. She has scant experience in federal courts and none as a prosecutor."
"He posted, "JUSTICE IN AMERICA! One of the worst human beings this Country has ever been exposed to is James Comey, the former Corrupt Head of the FBI. . . . He has been so bad for our Country, for so long, and is now at the beginning of being held responsible for his crimes against our Nation." The Department of Justice's own news release contained the usual boilerplate about an indictment being merely an allegation and the presumption of innocence that all defendants enjoy-"
Lindsey Halligan was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia three days before signing an indictment of former FBI director James Comey. Halligan previously practiced insurance law, served as a Trump attorney and White House aide, and was tapped to remove "improper ideology" from the Smithsonian. She has limited federal court experience and no prosecutorial background. Reports say her predecessor was pushed out after refusing pressure to fabricate cases against Comey and others. Prosecutors in Halligan's office warned of weaknesses in the Comey case, but the indictment proceeded and President Trump publicly celebrated it.
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