President Donald Trump’s most loyal supporters erupted Monday following the news that two of the administration’s most high-profile criminal indictments were tossed out by a judge because the Trump-backed prosecutor had been unlawfully appointed.
“Judge dismissed both cases. I give up,” wrote X user “Detroit Brian 88,” a self-described pro-gun-rights, pro-police advocate who’s frequently shared content supportive of Trump and critical of the Democratic Party, and has amassed more than 4,000 followers.
“I am going to turn into a democrat criminal and steal millions and get away with it since the Republicans do nothing and Democrats are crooks and nothing ever happens.”
A former insurance lawyer and member of Trump’s defense team, Lindsey Halligan was appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, at the behest of Trump.
Just days after her appointment, Halligan’s office secured perjury-related indictments against former FBI Director James Comey, whom Trump has long feuded with. She also secured an indictment on mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, who led the criminal case against Trump over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Both those cases were dismissed on Monday, however, after U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie found that Halligan had been unlawfully appointed to her position, sparking fury among Trump’s supporters.
“FIRE INCOMPETENT Pam Bondi for screwing up the Comey and James trials so that the statute of limitations has run out now on Comey!” wrote X user “Pretty Patriot,” whose profile says they “stand with President Trump,” describe themselves as “MAGA and has amassed more than 11,500 followers.
“F--- YOU Pam Bondi you feckless [piece of s---]! You did this on purpose so he’d walk! We The People will NEVER see Justice for J6 or anything else!”
Halligan was appointed in the wake of the abrupt resignation of the previous acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, who left out of fear that he’d be forced out for refusing to pursue criminal charges against Comey. Halligan made good on Trump’s demands to have Comey indicted just days after the president demanded it on social media.
Nick Akerman, an attorney who served as a prosecutor with the Watergate investigation, predicted in early October that Halligan’s hurried appointment would be the downfall of the case against Comey, pointing to her lack of prosecutorial experience and what he called her “willful blind loyalty to Trump.”
But for many MAGA supporters, Bondi caught the brunt of their anger, and not Trump, despite the president having pushed for Halligan’s appointment.
“Time to get an new AG,” wrote X user “hpowders,” a pro-Trump self-described conservative who’s amassed more than 5,000 followers. “Both cases dumped on Comey and James. How inept and embarrassing! Bondi's got to go!”Comey and James just dismissed of all charges proves they are above the Law. We have zero justice in this Country. Thanks Pam Bondi.
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