Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out

Another Senate embarrassment looms for embattled Trump prosecutor: reports

Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was expected to get another round of embarrassment from Senate Democrats, according to reports Friday. President Donald Trump's former attorney and pick for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia has continued her role — despite calls f...

Trump’s Beloved Beauty Queen Prosecutor Set to Suffer Fresh Humiliation

Senate Democrats appear likely to deal yet another blow to Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s embattled pick to lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. A federal judge has already ruled that Trump illegally appointed Halligan—a former beauty contestant and insurance lawyer with no prior prosecutorial experience—as interim U.S. attorney and threw out her cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New Y…

White House seeks Senate confirmation for Lindsey Halligan as US attorney

"It is our hope that she is confirmed and submitting her questionnaire is a part of that process," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said

Exclusive: Senate Democrats likely to block Trump favorite Halligan

Why is President Donald Trump posting about the Senate “blue slip” again? Virginia’s two Democratic senators are likely to block his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, according to people familiar with the matter. That means using internal veto power by refusing to return a blue slip that indicates support for a home-state judicial nominee. Currently, “she does not have a blue slip for either one,…

White House quietly moves to get Senate confirmation for Lindsey Halligan

President’s former personal attorney fumbled major cases against James Comey and Letitia James

Trump seeks Senate confirmation for prosecutor whose cases were thrown out

The White House is quietly moving to get the U.S. Senate to confirm Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, MS NOW has learned. Without any White House announcement or fanfare, Halligan submitted her confirmation questionnaire to the Senate Judiciary Committee on…