{"id":2491579,"date":"2025-09-26T13:44:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-halligan-to-rely-on-lined-prosecutors-in-comey-case\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:44:52","slug":"lindsey-halligan-to-rely-on-lined-prosecutors-in-comey-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsey-halligan-to-rely-on-lined-prosecutors-in-comey-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsey Halligan to rely on ‘lined’ prosecutors in Comey case"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that Lindsey Halligan, recently appointed U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and former personal attorney to President Donald Trump,will depend on experienced (“lined”) prosecutors in her office to handle the case against former FBI Director James Comey. Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges including making false statements<\/a><\/a> and obstruction of justice related to his 2020 senate testimony about the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation. Halligan replaced Erik Siebert, who was removed by the Trump governance. Although Halligan lacks extensive experience in a U.S. Attorney’s Office,she is seen as willing to aggressively pursue cases<\/a> in line with the main Justice Department’s priorities. There was initial skepticism about the indictment, partly due to the statute of limitations nearing expiration and concerns from career prosecutors about the evidence’s strength.The article also highlights potential conflicts of interest with Siebert, whose family has personal connections to Comey. the new leadership under Halligan marks a significant shift in how the Eastern District of Virginia may handle politically sensitive cases going forward.

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