Lindsey Halligan, the new US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has no experience as a prosecutor.
The US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is one of the most significant positions in the Department of Justice.
Erik Siebert, the federal prosecutor whom President Donald Trump pushed out Friday for declining to prosecute his political enemies, had extensive experience. He is listed as an attorney on 675 federal cases. His replacement, Lindsey Halligan, a 36-year-old former Florida insurance lawyer, has worked on only three.
But for an administration in which loyalty reigns supreme, what matters is whom Halligan represented in each of those federal cases: Trump.
Going to keep saying this so people understand this a bit better, because as stupid, unqualified and horrible these people are, it works in the best interest for resistance:
The hope that the last line of defense being the legal system to an attempt at an authoritarian coup is working. Let them keep digging at the bottom of the barrel all they want, because these assclowns have no idea how any of this works, and that’s good for everyone else.
I see what you mean and your cautious optimism is mostly justified BUT then there’s judges like Aileen Cannon who are the perfect storm of incompetence, corruption, and endless patience towards the side they want to win.
A combination that unfortunately for humanity is becoming quite common 😮💨
Talking specifically about this revenge play.
Anything these fuckers want to do with Comey or others regarding bogus charges like “lying to Congress” require a Grand Jury in DC. The six total attempts to convene said jury and get indictments have failed. People read the news and they know what’s up.
Now if Trump wants to try and shop some shit around to Aileen Cannon or friendly judges, they need it to happen in Florida or Texas. That means whatever charges they are trying to bring relate to either stage, and none of these revenge plays apply.
The mortgage bullshit just won’t happen. It’s got to be DC or the state where it applied, so in James’ case, NY, and NOBODY is going for that shit.
The issue is, the more of the federal government he replaces, the less people/institutions there are to block him.
This only works for so long.