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Just three days after her appointment as EDVA U.S. Attorney, Lindsey Halligan indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two federal counts:
1. False statements (18 U.S.C. § 1001) 2. Obstruction of an official proceeding
The charges related to Comey's handling of classified information. The indictment was filed days before the statute of limitations would have expired — strongly suggesting the Halligan appointment was timed specifically to enable this prosecution before the window closed.
Context: Comey had been one of Trump's most prominent adversaries since Trump fired him as FBI Director in May 2017. Comey subsequently testified before Congress about Trump's attempts to influence the Russia investigation and wrote a bestselling memoir critical of Trump.
The indictment was dismissed on November 24, 2025, when Judge Patricia Tolliver Currie ruled Halligan's appointment unconstitutional under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.