"In an earlier online outburst that read as much like a direct message to Bondi as a public post, Trump demanded she appoint Halligan his special assistant and a onetime beauty queen to replace Erik Siebert, a former police officer and experienced prosecutor and US attorney who resigned after finding no grounds for prosecuting the New York attorney general, Letitia James."
"Donald Trump said he was appointing his former lawyer Lindsey Halligan to be US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia after an extraordinary outburst in which he overtly put pressure on his attorney general to more aggressively pursue senior public officials he regards as his political enemies."
"Pam Bondi is doing a GREAT job as attorney general of the United States. She is very careful, very smart, loves our country, but needs a tough prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, like my recommendation, Lindsey Halligan, to get things moving, Trump wrote on Truth Social post, announcing his decision."
Donald Trump intends to appoint former lawyer Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and publicly urged Attorney General Pam Bondi to make the appointment. Trump framed Bondi as competent but said the office needs a tougher prosecutor to pursue officials he views as political enemies. Erik Siebert resigned after declining to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. Halligan previously represented Trump in civil litigation following the Mar-a-Lago search. It was unclear whether Halligan would serve interim pending Senate confirmation. A Justice Department lawyer, Mary Maggie Cleary, was also reported as unexpectedly tapped for the post.
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