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Lindsey Halligan's 'masquerade' as U.S. Attorney must end, judges warn Halligan isn't a U.S. Attorney, and she will be referred for discipline if she keeps calling herself one, federal judges warn. Adam Klasfeld Jan 20 Lindsey Halligan in the Oval Office on March 31. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images) Federal judges aren’t sugarcoating what the Trump DOJ has done to the rule of law. Journalists must not, either. Lindsey Halligan   is not a U.S. Attorney and must stop referring to herself as one or face possible disciplinary proceedings, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. “At the end of the day, Ms. Halligan's response asserts that she is free to act in an unlawful capacity, because she disagrees that she does so unlawfully. But that's not how our legal system works,” U.S. District Judge  David Nova k , a Trump appointee, ruled. “By having continued to exercise a position to which she was unconstitutionally appointed, including by signing the indictment in this cas...

  Tish James’ Prosecutors Should Quit While They are Behind Trump’s vindictive prosecution blows up in his face...again Jennifer Rubin Dec 11 The Justice Department might just consider that it is time to walk away from not only the vindictive and utterly spurious “mortgage fraud” case against Donald Trump’s nemesis, New York Attorney General Letitia James, but from the entire panoply of claims and investigations cooked up by Trump attack dog, Federal Housing Finance Authority Director Bill Pulte. Pulte has now come under scrutiny. In response to a letter from congressional Democrats, the Government Accountability Office announced last week that it would open an investigation as to whether Pulte and other FHFA employees “misused federal authority and resources” in targeting Trump’s Democratic enemies.  CNBC reports : The letter asked GAO for “an overview” on how FHFA conducts mortgage fraud investigations, of the existing rules governing disclosure of personal financial record...

  Stand With Independent Media This Giving Tuesday As corporate influence grows, independent journalism is more important than ever. If you value reporting that puts people and the planet first, please support Common Dreams this Giving Tuesday. We couldn't do it without you—thank you for keeping independent journalism alive. DONATE NOW Saturday, November 29, 2025 ■ The Week in Review Trump's Thanksgiving Attack on Immigrants Likened to 'Stuff You Hear Coming Out of White Nationalists' "Completely identical language," said one observer. By Jake Johnson • Nov 28, 2025  US President  Donald Trump  wasted little time exploiting the shooting of two National Guard troops to advance his  lawless assault  on immigrants and  refugees , pledging on Thanksgiving Day to “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries” and expedite the removal of people his administration doesn’t see as “a net asset” to the  United States . The president announced ...