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. She will be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!” he posted on Truth Social.
Trump had been floating Halligan for the prosecutor job in the Eastern District of Virginia throughout the evening on Saturday, pitching her to Attorney General Pam Bondi as a “really good lawyer” who “likes you, a lot.”
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That suggestion came hours after Bondi elevated another attorney, Mary “Maggie” Cleary, to the position in an acting capacity. Cleary had just started working
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