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The move comes after a federal judge wrote in court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."
The departure of Virginia US Attorney Lindsey Halligan comes after the cases of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James that Halligan attempted to prosecute
Lindsey Halligan has departed the Justice Department after a federal judge Tuesday barred her from referring to herself as a U.S. attorney in court filings.
Lindsey Halligan, a Justice Department prosecutor serving as the interim United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is leaving her post, Justice Department officials say.
The former personal attorney to Donald Trump left the Eastern District of Virginia after a ruling called her use of the office's top title a "charade."
Lindsey Halligan's deputy in the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia, Robert McBride, was fired after refusing to lead the prosecution of James Comey, a source said.