Boom.
The Department of Justice just fired the second-in-command official at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Robert McBride has been axed from his role as first assistant to interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan after he refused to pursue charges against disgraced ex-FBI Director James Comey.
🚨 BREAKING: The Trump DOJ has FIRED the Virginia prosecutor who refused to lead the prosecution of disgraced former FBI Director James Comey – MS NOW
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Recall that Comey’s indictment was dismissed by a federal judge.
However, Halligan isn’t backing down and is currently pursuing another case against
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