Florida Bar reverses itself, says it is not investigating Lindsey Halligan

"In a statement, a bar spokesperson said the organization's counsel had "erroneously" stated that there was a "pending investigation" against Halligan in a Feb. 4 letter he sent to the nonprofit group Campaign for Accountability, which had filed a complaint against her. That letter was made public Thursday, when The Washington Post and other media outlets cited it to report that Halligan had drawn disciplinary scrutiny that could lead to disbarment."

""There is no such pending Bar investigation of Lindsay Halligan," bar spokeswoman Jennifer Krell Davis said. "In this case, The Florida Bar received a complaint against Lindsay Halligan and, consistent with standard practice, the Bar is monitoring the ongoing legal proceedings underlying the complaint.""

"Halligan, originally an insurance lawyer from Florida with no experience as a prosecutor, resigned as U.S. attorney in January under increasing pressure from federal judges in Virginia after a court ruled that she had been unlawfully appointed to her position."

The Florida Bar contradicted itself regarding Lindsey Halligan, the former interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Initially, the bar's counsel stated in a February 4 letter that it had opened an inquiry into Halligan's conduct involving prosecutions of Trump's political opponents. When this letter became public through media reports, the bar confirmed an open case existed. However, less than a day later, the organization reversed course, claiming the statement was erroneous and that no active investigation was underway. The bar stated it was merely monitoring ongoing legal proceedings related to a complaint filed against Halligan. Halligan, an insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, resigned as U.S. attorney in January following pressure from federal judges after a court ruled her appointment unlawful.

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