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Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan found herself going it alone before a grand jury that formally charged the former FBI director on Thursday night.

Lindsey Halligan, the new federal prosecutor hand-picked by Donald Trump to target his longtime foe James Comey, was all alone when she convinced a grand jury on Thursday to indict the former FBI director, according to two people with knowledge of the secret proceedings.

Halligan took over as U.S. attorney for the prestigious Eastern District of Virginia on Monday. Three days later, she found herself the lone representative of a 300-member office spearheading a case that her predecessor — and many of the assistant U.S. attorneys who report to her — considered too weak to bring charges.

Her singular role was extraordinary.

Rarely does a U.S. attorney in a large office lay out the potential charges to a grand jury, much less one three days on the job with no prosecutorial experience and no background working the case.

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[–] blueworld@piefed.world 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Doesn't she realize how this could backfire on her in the future? If she can do it, then so can others.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She’s golden. She’s set for life as long as she can actually extract money from Trump. Getting others to pay instead of Trump probably a smart move too.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Lol she thinks she is set for life.

Until Trump decides that it's beneficial to him to throw her under the bus, and he will do it in a heartbeat.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago

When Mother Nature throws Trump under the bus (and pity the bus's passengers, running over that bloated carcass), all these people who believe they're forever protected by Trump will be flapping in the wind.

I don't believe in karma. But it's a fact that some people have a very long memory.

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 1 points 1 day ago
[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Who's going to impose the consequences? Because they don't just automaticaly follow.