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Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office
Lindsey Halligan removed senior prosecutor Maggie Cleary amid a series of departures in the Eastern District of Virginia as she reshapes the office's leadership.
- Last month, Maggie Cleary, the senior Justice Department prosecutor, was removed from the Eastern District of Virginia office after briefly leading it.
- Lindsey Halligan has moved quickly to assert control over the office, including recent firings and personally handling indictments of James Comey and Letitia James.
- Cleary, who joined the Alexandria prosecutors' office this year, has years of trial experience and served about three days as US attorney before being moved to first assistant.
- The office has seen a string of departures in less than a month, including Maggie Cleary's removal, firings of career prosecutors Michael Ben'Ary and Maya Song, and Erik Siebert's pressured resignation.
- Internal critics have publicly voiced dissent, including a note Michael Ben'Ary left two weeks ago saying `leadership is more concerned with punishing the President's perceived enemies than they are with protecting our national security,` while Maggie Cleary sided with career prosecutors opposing the Comey prosecution.
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Another prosecutor removed from US attorney's office after Trump takeover: report
A senior prosecutor was removed from the U.S. attorney’s office in the Eastern District after President Donald Trump's former aide took over.Maggie Cleary became the latest Department of Justice employee to leave the office after Trump ally Lindsey Halligan was installed as U.S. attorney despite hav...
Senior prosecutor removed as Lindsey Halligan reshapes key US attorney’s office
Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over — has been removed from the office, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Senior Prosecutor Removed from U.S. Attorney’s Office
“Maggie Cleary — the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the powerful US attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia last month before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over — has been removed from the office,” CNN reports. “Cleary is the latest person exiting the office, as the Justice Department political leadership has become bolder in removing people that oppose their decisions.”
Lindsey Halligan’s Early Moves as Virginia’s Top Federal Prosecutor Raise Questions
President Donald Trump’s handpicked U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is already making waves and not in a good way. Lindsey Halligan, who was appointed just weeks ago, has reportedly removed a senior prosecutor as part of what’s being called a sweeping and controversial shakeup inside the office. Halligan’s appointment itself raised eyebrows when it was first announced in late September. She replaced Erik Siebert, who resigned …
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