{"id":2490232,"date":"2025-09-23T17:53:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prosecutor-pick-lindsey-halligan-tees-up-senate-blue-slip-battle\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:55:31","slug":"trump-prosecutor-pick-lindsey-halligan-tees-up-senate-blue-slip-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-prosecutor-pick-lindsey-halligan-tees-up-senate-blue-slip-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump prosecutor pick Lindsey Halligan tees up Senate ‘blue slip\u2019 battle"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teh article discusses President Donald Trump’s nomination of Lindsey Halligan,a longtime personal attorney<\/a> and White house aide,for the position of U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. This nomination follows Trump’s firing of Erik Siebert, who resigned after refusing to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James, a political opponent of Trump.<\/p>\n

Halligan’s appointment is notable because her confirmation requires approval from Virginia’s Democratic senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, who hold “blue slips”-a Senate tradition that allows home-state senators to block judicial or prosecutorial nominees. Both senators have expressed concerns about Halligan’s lack of prosecutorial experience but have not yet indicated if they will block her nomination.<\/p>\n

Despite Trump’s pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee chairman chuck Grassley to bypass the blue slip tradition, Grassley has defended it as an vital check and balance in the confirmation process. Trump praised Halligan on social media as a loyal and capable attorney who helped defend him against investigations related to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Halligan may serve in the role for 120 days without Senate confirmation as the nomination process unfolds.<\/p>\n

The nomination highlights ongoing tensions around judicial appointments, the blue slip practice<\/a>, and political influence in prosecutorial decisions.

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