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LetMyPeopleVote

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Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:21 PM 23 hrs ago

My favorite part of the opinion that removed Halligan as Acting US Attorney [View all]

You should never go out of your way to piss off a Federal Judge. Halligan and the DOJ filed to a response to a federal judge on the question of whether it was legal or appropriate for Halligan to claim to be an action US Attorney that was very rude. The judge called these assholes out for this filing



This is also my favorite part of this opinion

My favorite part of Judge Novak's ruling on Lindsey Halligan is that basically she's too dumb to disbar.

Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-01-21T17:34:37.362Z



This opinion will haunt Halligan for the rest of her career.
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I don't understand legalese, but I do understand someone just got squashed like a bug. Irish_Dem 23 hrs ago #1
You are correct LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #29
Shame the judge refrained from referring her for investigation & disciplinary action imo. SheltieLover 23 hrs ago #2
i was thinking the same thing (only you sound less pissed off than my thought), wondering orleans 22 hrs ago #10
Oh I'm plenty pissed SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #11
lol. is it working? i still haven't figured out how to do that. orleans 17 hrs ago #24
It works when I ignore that which I have no control over SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #25
This opinion will become the basis of her new program on Newsmax Simeon Salus 23 hrs ago #3
Intro voiceover: "I was a terrible lawyer, so now I'm playing one on TV." tanyev 22 hrs ago #7
What career? efhmc 23 hrs ago #4
In the MAGAshpere MadameButterfly 21 hrs ago #15
I agree. But I really would have liked it if the judge also said Tadpole Raisin 23 hrs ago #5
For some reason they wanted their own stooge as DC Attorney bucolic_frolic 23 hrs ago #6
But the grand and petit juries in D.C. are answering the abuse... appmanga 16 hrs ago #26
I wish he had pulled her law license FakeNoose 22 hrs ago #8
But that would be actual consequences. Do we even do that anymore? OldBaldy1701E 22 hrs ago #14
The judge has no ability to pull her law license... appmanga 16 hrs ago #27
Translation: She was a perfect Trump pick for the role, that is to say totally unqualified. patphil 22 hrs ago #9
Totally unqualified, and with a Mar-A-Lago face and ample "kidneys." Ocelot II 16 hrs ago #28
I like the... malaise 22 hrs ago #12
The implication is that *when* she steps out of line again (and she will)... malthaussen 21 hrs ago #18
The Supremes are about to rein him in malaise 21 hrs ago #19
"Very soon" like when the GOP will issue their comprehensive health plan. n/t malthaussen 21 hrs ago #20
Sooner malaise 21 hrs ago #21
"Para-lawyers" The whole lot of them. paleotn 22 hrs ago #13
IT seems that most of Trump's picks for all positions including ICE and cabinet members Bev54 21 hrs ago #16
Exactly. H2O Man 14 hrs ago #31
"Go swim in the small pond, little polliwog." NBachers 21 hrs ago #17
Thus guaranteeing a TV show on Fox for years to come. Klarkashton 21 hrs ago #22
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 20 hrs ago #23
Holy shit! H2O Man 14 hrs ago #30
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