"Halligan, the most junior member of Trump's personal legal team (who has no prosecutorial experience), was appointed just last week as interim attorney for Virginia's eastern district. She replaced Erik Siebert, who had declined to bring charges against Comey. According to the Wall Street Journal, she'd "presented the case herself and was the only prosecutor to sign the indictment." Normally, these filings are typically endorsed by other career prosecutors who helped gather the case's evidence."
"About ago, Comey in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee about an FBI investigation into "Russiagate"-aka whether Russia interfered with the 2016 presidential election-and said he hadn't authorized anyone in the FBI to leak any ongoing investigations. But Comey's deputy, Andrew McCabe, testified otherwise, saying that Comey did authorize him to leak information. A subsequent report, however, found McCabe's statements flawed and misleading."
President Donald Trump has used the Justice Department to pursue a politically charged prosecution, resulting in former FBI Director James Comey's indictment on two felonies: lying to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. A grand jury declined a third charge. Lindsey Halligan, a junior lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, was appointed interim U.S. attorney and presented the case, becoming the only prosecutor to sign the indictment. Career prosecutors typically endorse such filings. Trump publicly celebrated the indictment on Truth Social and called Comey derogatory names. Earlier Comey denied authorizing leaks about the Russiagate probe; a deputy's testimony and a later report produced conflicting accounts.
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