Source: NBC News
“A top federal judge in the Eastern District of Virginia has posted a job opening for a top federal prosecutor position that the Trump administration claims is occupied by Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan. Chief Judge M. Hannah Lauck entered an order on Tuesday ordering the clerk of the court to post a vacancy announcement, soliciting applications from attorneys interested in filling the position of Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. … Under the law, when the position is vacant — as the chief judge declared it was — the court can ‘appoint a United States Attorney to serve until the vacancy is filled’ by a Senate-confirmed candidate. The application deadline is listed as Feb. 10, 2026. A judge previously ruled that Halligan was unlawfully serving in the role and dismissed cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.” (01/20/26)