Judge Orders Trump Ally To Explain How Law Works, Shock Ensues

KEY POINTS

•Judge David Novak ordered Lindsey Halligan to explain why she still claims to be U.S. attorney despite an unlawful appointment ruling.
•The order was initiated by Novak himself, weeks after DOJ’s case against Letitia James and James Comey was dismissed citing Halligan’s defective appointment.
•DOJ previously accused judges of bias against Halligan but has not received a stay to pause the ruling Novak cited as binding precedent.

In a plot twist that reads like legal improv, U.S. District Judge David Novak cold-called Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s self-styled U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, demanding she explain how saying she’s legit isn’t a ‘false or misleading statement.’ This comes months after another judge tossed DOJ’s case against Letitia James and James Comey citing Halligan’s appointment as 'defective' — basically legal speak for 'this appointment is as valid as a screen door on a submarine.' DOJ claims federal judges hate Halligan harder than most hate fruitcake, while Novak reminds DOJ that their appeal hasn’t magically paused court rulings. DOJ reps hit ignore on Axios’s comment request, obviously busy. Nope, you can’t just declare yourself U.S. Attorney and hope for the best.

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When you appoint someone unlawfully but they still insist they’re official—because who needs rules when you’ve got name recognition and a courtroom audience waiting for drama?

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