rmation, whereas the Justice Department claimed multiple interim appointments were allowed and AG Bondi tried unsuccessfully to retroactively ratify Halligan's actions. The article noted that Halligan moved swiftly to secure indictments against Comey and James after career prosecutors declined to particip

attorney who brought the cases, lacked the lawful authority required to do so. According to the article, the Judge held that all actions taken under Halligan's improper appointment, including the indictments, were invalid and dismissed the prosecutions without prejudice, leaving the door open for the Just

ce September 2005, when John G. Roberts Jr. moved to a courthouse up the street. The president has submitted the name of the superbly qualified Ms. Halligan to the Senate three times. When the Democrats' effort to break a Republican filibuster failed last year, Senator Murkowski was the only Republican t

as so far produced no evidence warranting criminal charges, with James' attorneys denouncing it as political retaliation. According to the article, Halligan previously served as one of Trump's attorneys during the FBI's investigation into his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and was recentl

e errors made by prosecutor Lindsey Halligan during her grand Jury presentation. The Judge, William E. Fitzpatrick, issued a 24•page ruling ordering Halligan to turn over all grand Jury materials used to obtain the indictment, describing the disclosure as "an extraordinary remedy" needed because the mater