Trump fires judge-picked US attorney as top DOJ official warns courts to stay in their lane

Trump fires judge-picked US attorney as top DOJ official warns courts to stay in their lane

Justice Department fires second court-appointed U.S. attorney in two weeks as constitutional battle escalates over federal prosecutor appointments.

Justice Dept. fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia office, more headlines

The state Capitol. (Photo by Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Justice Department swiftly fires lawyer chosen as top federal prosecutor for Virginia office.” — Associated Press • “Spanberger signs bill that could help Democrats gain four House seats.” — Washington Post • “2 dead, 7 injured after Shockoe Bottom shooting in Richmond.” — WRIC • “VDH reports two more measles cases with exposure sites in Manassas, Gainesville and Alexandria.” — Inside …

DOJ Fires Interim US Attorney Hours After Virginia Court Selects Him - The Thinking Conservative News

The DOJ announced it fired the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia just hours after judges on the court made the appointment. The post DOJ Fires Interim US Attorney Hours After Virginia Court Selects Him appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

DOJ fires court-appointed interim U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia hours after judges installed him

The Department of Justice moved Friday to fire James Hundley as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, mere hours after a panel of federal judges appointed him to the post. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the announcement on X with characteristic bluntness. "Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you're fired!" Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the DOJ's …

DOJ fires US attorney hours after judges appoint him

Trump Fires Court-Appointed Interim US Attorney for Eastern District of Virginia Hours After Appointment

James Hundley's tenure as interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia lasted about as long as a commercial break. Chief Judge Hannah Lauck appointed the veteran litigator to the role on Friday. President Trump fired him almost immediately. Trump reposted a CBS reporter's post about the appointment on social media and left no room for ambiguity: "Here we go again. [Eastern District of Virginia] judges do not pick our US Attorney. POT…