Lindsey Robyn Michelle Halligan (born July 21, 1989) is an American attorney who served as a special attorney in the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) from October 2025 until January 2026.

4 days ago · Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, left her position at the Justice Department Tuesday, marking an end to …

3 days ago · She departs the same day a judge warned her against "masquerading" as the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia.

3 days ago · Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday announced that Lindsey Halligan, the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, has departed her position, citing Senate Democrats …

2 days ago · Lindsey Halligan, a Trump-appointed federal attorney who led the failed prosecutions of two of the president’s political opponents, has left her position at the justice department, the US ...

Jan 13, 2026 · The Trump administration told a federal judge on Tuesday that attorney Lindsey Halligan remains the interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, despite a recent court ruling that...

3 days ago · Lindsey Halligan has departed the Justice Department after a federal judge Tuesday barred her from referring to herself as a U.S. attorney in court filings.

3 days ago · For weeks, judges have pressed Ms. Halligan to explain why she continues to identify herself in court filings as the U.S. attorney, despite a ruling in November that she was unlawfully …

2 days ago · Lindsey Halligan has left the Department of Justice after a federal judge threatened disciplinary actions against the controversial U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Attorney ...

Jan 14, 2026 · DOJ officials are slamming a judge for questioning why Lindsey Halligan is still representing herself as U.S. attorney after a judge found she was serving unlawfully.