Lindsey Halligan Can't Tell the Difference between a Man, a Woman, and a Ham Sandwich - emptywheel

"Virtually every outlet ( Politico, NYT, WaPo, AP, CNN) reports that DOJ tried again to indict New York's Attorney General, once again getting no-billed by the grand jury. Maybe, just maybe, there's not probable cause that Attorney General James did what frothers claim she did? The day was not entirely a loss for Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer Masquerading as a US Attorney, though. She almost managed to comply with Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's order yesterday to comply with Judge KK's earlier order from last Saturday."

"Before Judge KK's deadline of 10 AM, Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer Masquerading as a US Attorney filed something called, "NOTICE of Appearance by Lindsey Halligan on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Halligan, Lindsey) (Entered: 12/11/2025)," dated Monday, which looks like this: The metadata shows that Fay Brundage created the document. It also shows that it was actually created on December 8, as if they thought the better of actually filing a notice of appearance."

"Hours and hours after Judge KK's deadline, Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer Masquerading as a US Attorney filed something called, "NOTICE Certificate of Compliance by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Halligan, Lindsey)," meant to comply with this order from Judge KK. The United States and its agent, the Attorney General of the United States, are ORDERED to identify, segregate, and secure the image of Petitioner Richman's personal computer that was made in 2017, his Columbia University email accounts, and his iCloud account; any copies of those fil"

Federal prosecutors sought to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James, but a grand jury declined to return an indictment. Major national outlets reported the grand jury no-bill. Observers noted possible lack of probable cause for charges. Counsel Lindsey Halligan submitted a Notice of Appearance and later a Certificate of Compliance in response to Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's orders. The Notice's metadata shows creation by Fay Brundage on December 8, suggesting pre-preparation. A separate Notice by Robert McBride retained default template metadata dating to 2008. The Certificate of Compliance was filed hours after the court's 10:00 AM deadline. A court order directs preservation of Richman's 2017 computer image, Columbia email accounts, and iCloud account.

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