Clinton Judge Appears Skeptical About Whether US Attorney Lindsey Halligan Was Lawfully Appointed, Will Issue Ruling By Thanksgiving

A Clinton judge appeared skeptical about whether US Attorney Lindsey Halligan was lawfully appointed to the role during a hearing on Thursday.

As previously reported, US District Judge Cameron Currie, a Clinton appointee, will decide whether Lindsey Halligan will be disqualified as US Attorney after Comey filed a motion challenging her appointment.

Former FBI Director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss his federal criminal case on, claiming “vindictive prosecution.”

Comey also challenged the appointment of US Attorney Lindsey Halligan.

A grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia indicted former FBI Director James Comey in September. He was indicted on two counts – false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.

If convicted, James Comey is facing up to five years in prison.

Comey is attacking the federal criminal case, citing “vindictive prosecution” and challenging Lindsey Halligan’s appointment.

James Comey cited two other cases as he challenged Halligan’s appointment as Interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Pam Bondi jumped into action and retroactively gave Lindsey Halligan a new position of “special attorney” in response to Comey’s effort to remove Halligan.

“On September 22, 2025, I exercised the authority vested in the Attorney General by 28 U.S.C. § 546 to designate and appoint Lindsey Halligan as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia,” Bondi wrote in a new order dated October 31.

“For the avoidance of doubt as to the validity of that appointment, and by virtue of the authority vested in the Attorney General by law, including 28 U.S.C. § 509, 510, and 515, I hereby appoint Ms. Halligan to the additional position of Special Attorney, as of September 22, 2025, and thereby ratify her employment as an attorney of the Department of Justice from that date going forward,” Bondi said.

As a “special attorney,” Halligan has the authority to conduct legal proceedings before judges and magistrates.

“As Special Attorney, Ms. Halligan has authority to conduct, in the Eastern District of Virginia, any kind of legal proceeding, civil or criminal, including grand jury proceedings and proceedings before United States Magistrates and Judges,” Bondi wrote.

The judge said she would issue a ruling by Thanks giving.

JUST IN: A skeptical Judge Currie said she would rule by Thanksgiving on whether Lindsey Halligan was invalidly appointed to bring the indictment against James Comey and Letitia James — and whether the cases must go away altogether as a result.

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) November 13, 2025

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