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Lindsey Halligan: The remarkable story of how Trump picked a Miss Colorado finalist to go after a former FBI chief | World News

Lindsey Halligan’s journey from beauty pageant stages to the centre of one of the most politically charged legal controversies in recent history is as unlikely as it is dramatic. Once known for competing in the Miss Colorado USA pageant, where she reached the semifinals in 2009 and placed fourth in 2010, Halligan later trained as […]

Lindsey Halligan disqualified: Why federal judge threw out former Miss Colorado finalist’s attempt to prosecute former FBI chief James Comey | World News

The two most politically charged prosecutions of the season — the cases against James Comey and Letitia James — ended not with a dramatic courtroom revelation, but with something far more fundamental: the prosecutor who brought them should never have been a prosecutor in the first place. In one ruling, a federal judge dismantled the […]

Court quashes James Comey and Letitia James cases: Trump’s interim attorney pick ruled invalid; White House to appeal

Letitia James and James Comey A federal judge on Monday (local time) dismissed the indictments against former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James. The decision came after the court ruled that president Donald Trump’s appointment of interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia was invalid.Judge Cameron McGowan Currie, in her […]

Who is Lindsey Halligan? From Miss Colorado finalist to being called Trump’s ‘puppet’ to prosecute Comey | World News

Lindsey Halligan’s sudden rise from a Miss Colorado USA finalist to one of the most scrutinised federal prosecutors in America has set off a political and legal firestorm. Installed by President Donald Trump as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, she now finds herself at the centre of the case against former […]

Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

Former FBI director James Comey (Image credits: AP) ALEXANDRIA: A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI director James Comey to produce to defense lawyers a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second. US […]

James Comey trial: Ex-FBI director pleads not guilty in court; calls it ‘vindictive, selective prosecution’

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty on Wednesday during his federal court arraignment on charges brought following a public campaign by US President Donald Trump to prosecute him.Comey, who was indicted last month by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia, faces two charges: making false statements and obstruction of […]

‘It’s frustrating’: Kamala Harris slams prosecution of James Comey; cites Donald Trump’s ‘unrelenting’ drive to punish critics

Kamala Harris slams prosecution of James Comey (Picture credit: AP) Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has sharply criticised the federal indictment of former FBI director James Comey, warning that it reflects President Donald Trump’s drive to punish his political enemies.Speaking exclusively to CNN during a stop on her book tour in Washington, Harris said […]

‘About justice, not revenge’: Donald Trump slams James Comey following indictment, backs justice department; claims he ‘lied a lot’

US President Donald Trump defended his justice department and criticized James Comey on Friday, hours after the former FBI director was indicted for making false statements and obstruction in connection with his 2020 senate judiciary committee testimony.When asked whether the indictment was driven by justice or revenge, Trump said, “it’s about justice, not revenge. It’s […]

Who is Lindsey Halligan? Donald Trump’s former lawyer and Erika Kirk ally, now prosecuting James Comey

Newly appointed US attorney Lindsey Halligan announced on Thursday that former FBI director James Comey has been indicted on obstruction and perjury charges over his 2020 Senate testimony.Halligan described the indictment as a question of accountability, calling it “a breach of public trust at an extraordinary level” and stressing that “no one is above the […]

Former FBI director James Comey indicted: Donald Trump-appointed prosecutor files charges of false statements, obstruction

Former FBI director and longtime Donald Trump critic James Comey has been indicted on two counts, US media reported Thursday, marking the latest escalation in the president’s campaign of legal action against political adversaries. Comey faces charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. The indictment follows Trump’s public call earlier this week for […]