Statement from Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche:
Certain district court and magistrate judges in the Eastern District of Virginia are engaging in an unconscionable campaign of bias and hostility against U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan and her line AUSAs.Lindsey and our attorneys are simply doing their jobs: advocating for the Department of Justice’s positions while following guidance from the Office of Legal Counsel.
They do not deserve to have their reputations questioned in court for ethically advocating on behalf of their client.
This Department of Justice has no tolerance for undemocratic judicial activism.
We will continue fighting for public safety in courtrooms across the country, and we will not be deterred by rogue judges who fail to live up to their obligations of impartiality because of their own political views.
The American people, and the people of the Eastern District of Virginia, deserve nothing less.
Source: DOJ release
