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Florida's bar association on Friday said it “erroneously” announced that Lindsey Halligan was under an ethics probe, The Hill reported Friday.

Halligan was President Donald Trump's former attorney and appointed by him as interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia to bring criminal cases against his enemies, which was objected to by longtime prosecutors.

After leaving the U.S. attorney's office in January following a judge's ruling that she had not been lawfully appointed, her cases against Trump's adversaries — including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James — were dismissed. Florida's bar association had reportedly sent a letter the previous month indicating that Halligan was under investigation....

Lindsey Halligan, who left the U.S. attorney's office in January, is under investigation by Florida's bar association, according to a New York Times report Thursday.

Halligan was appointed by President Donald Trump to bring criminal cases against his enemies, which was objected to by longtime prosecutors. She served as interim U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia before a judge ruled she had not been lawfully appointed. She stepped down in January and her cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James were dismissed.

Florida’s bar association reportedly sent a letter last month indicating that Halligan was under investigation. ...