U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan failed to give a heads-up to Attorney General Pam Bondi that she was appearing before a grand jury to seek a high-profile indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James, according to a new report.
According to a report from CNN, Bondi was caught unaware that the newly appointed Halligan not only made the surprise appearance by herself before a grand jury, but she also took the case to a different jurisdiction than the one where she was barely able to get former FBI Director James Comey indicted on two counts: making a false statement and obstruction of a congressional proceeding.
Halligan, appointed as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, got a grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, to indict James for bank fraud under the belief that “the grand jury there would be more supportive.”
CNN is reporting that James’ trial, if it does happen, will still be held in Norfolk.
According to the report, “Halligan, who has been running the Eastern District of Virginia for just over two weeks, did not coordinate with Bondi or other leaders at the Justice Department headquarters in Washington, DC, or inform them about timing before presenting the case to a grand jury.”
“Halligan had told some people, including at least one Justice Department official, in recent days that she was planning to move forward with the charges against James," CNN is reporting.
