Federal judges in Virginia are moving to install their own interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, escalating a monthslong clash with the Trump administration over the legality of President Donald Trump’s handpicked prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan.
Chief U.S. District Judge Hannah Lauck announced on Tuesday that the court is soliciting applications for an interim U.S. attorney after another federal judge ruled late last year that Halligan was unlawfully appointed. In a written order, Lauck said the court is invoking its statutory authority “to appoint an Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia until the position is filled by a Senate confirmed person” and is now seeking “expressions of interest in serving in that position.”
Lindsey Halligan speaks as President Donald Trump
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