A separate judge had ruled that Halligan, who brought cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, was unlawfully appointed.

A federal judge Tuesday ordered Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why she continues to call herself the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia even though another judge determined in November that she had been unlawfully appointed to the position.

U.S. District Judge David Novak of Richmond issued a three-page order demanding to know why Halligan is still serving in the post. Halligan, who unsuccessfully prosecuted former FBI Direct James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, is also referred to as U.S. attorney by the Justice Department in official documents.

The judge’s order is unusual because he issued it on his own, not at the request of defense attorneys. It came in a case involving a carjacking and attempted bank robbery suspect who was indicted last month.

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    We need to stop affording these people the protection of the same laws they disregard daily. Either they are bound and protected, or unbound and unprotected. PERIOD.

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      Most law enforcement are MAGA or conservative voting republicans.

      The day you convince the entire population of left-leaning voters to apply for law enforcement jobs, you will finally see a push to enforce the fucking law.

      Right now, all this anger and confusion as to why this bitch is not in jail and still gets to do whatever the fuck she wants, is because none of us are in a position of power to do anything about it; y’all constantly want other people to do things for you instead of doing it your-fucking-self.

      You want Nazis to stop spreading Christian fascist propaganda on the streets? Instead of begging CEOs and cops, try organized armed protesting (like the Black Panthers). Want the MAGA conservatives in jail? Instead of hoping someone will grow some balls to actually arrest them, try aggressive obstructive protests in front of the elected officials private homes and offices (they dont get to leave their desks or relax at home until shit gets fixed).

      Nothing will ever get fixed in your lifetime if the shit of complaining online persists. We gotta physically and aggressively spread our rhetoric, using the very same tactics MAGA and fascists have been using globally to resurge all over, and use it against them.

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      or unbound and unprotected

      This is where the term “outlaw” came from. Basically, the local authorities would determine that someone had committed so many crimes that they were no longer protected by the law. They could be killed on sight, because the laws against murder no longer protected the outlaw.