The Justice Department took the extremely rare step on Tuesday of notifying a federal judge it would disregard a court order.Specifically, the judge presiding over the government's criminal bank fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered federal prosecutors to provide discove...
“This comes after Trump’s acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, has made a number of other missteps in the case. She was appointed under legally dubious circumstances, to the point that the DOJ has taken the step of proactively endorsing her appointment and the charges she is bringing, to try to avert a federal court disqualifying her.”
Lindsey Halligan should be disqualified, and the case dismissed with prejudice.
“This comes after Trump’s acting U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, has made a number of other missteps in the case. She was appointed under legally dubious circumstances, to the point that the DOJ has taken the step of proactively endorsing her appointment and the charges she is bringing, to try to avert a federal court disqualifying her.”
Lindsey Halligan should be disqualified, and the case dismissed with prejudice.