Trump DOJ Effort to Install New Virginia U.S. Attorney Courting Chaos

The U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVa) has been an important one in recent times. Terrorism prosecutions were centered there after 9/11. It is also home to the Pentagon and many arms of the intelligence community (the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Counterterrorism Center, among others), making it the venue of many critical government activities, and thus of any Justice Department investigations involving such activities.

I point this out in light of President Trump’s directive that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint Lindsey Halligan as the EDVa’s interim U.S. attorney. Our Jeff Blehar observes that the Trump administration seems chaotic by design. Halligan’s appointment, which happened Monday, courts chaos.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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The U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVa) has been an important one in recent times. Terrorism prosecutions were centered there after 9/11. It is also home to the Pentagon and many arms of the intelligence community (the CIA, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the National Counterterrorism Center, among others), making it the venue of many critical government activities, and thus of any Justice Department investigations involving such activities.

I point this out in light of President Trump’s directive that Attorney General Pam Bondi appoint Lindsey Halligan as the EDVa’s interim U.S. attorney. Our Jeff Blehar observes that the Trump administration seems chaotic by design. Halligan’s appointment, which happened Monday, courts chaos.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.