Men's Lifestyle October 9, 2025 0 Comments

Inside the Power Struggle: Why Trump’s Handpicked U.S. Attorney Is Fighting a Quiet Rebellion—And What It Means for Justice.

Ever wonder what happens when a president’s legal “button person”—yep, the go-to for court grudges—faces a brick wall of silence from the very prosecutors she’s supposed to rally? Lindsey Halligan, tasked with pushing an almost origami-thin indictment against James Comey, is finding out the hard way that not all in the federal legal trenches are ready to play ball. It’s like trying to hustle a workout squad that’s just not buying the plan, no matter how convincing the coach seems. The prosecutors in Virginia, seasoned and sharp, are standing their ground, signaling loudly that some cases are just too flimsy to touch. With mounting pressure, whispered fears, and a standoff that’s more like a suspense thriller than a courtroom drama, this saga offers a fascinating glimpse into a government’s inner workings gearing up for a marathon fight. Could this be the moment the anonymous bureaucrats start flexing their survival muscles? Let’s dive into the story behind the headlines and see what’s really going down. LEARN MORE

Lindsey Halligan, the administration’s legal button person tasked with carrying out the president’s grudges in the courts, has a big problem on her hands. Despite the fact that she managed to obtain an origami indictment against James Comey, no federal prosecutors want to play with her. From MSNBC:

A top prosecutor in Virginia has informed colleagues she plans to decline to seek charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, resisting intense pressure from President Donald Trump, according to two people familiar with her discussions. Elizabeth Yusi, who oversees major criminal prosecutions in the Norfolk office of the Eastern District of Virginia, has confided to co-workers that she sees no probable cause to believe James engaged in mortgage fraud, the two sources told MSNBC. Yusi plans to present her conclusion to the president’s new interim U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, in the coming weeks, they said.

While it is true that Halligan landed a flimsy, last-minute indictment against Comey, it seems that the career prosecutors in the office would rather maintain their careers than take it on. There are serious consequences for prosecutors who bring frivolous cases to court. And the case against James is a few light-years distant from merely being frivolous.

Career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia also fear their colleagues will be pressured to seek an indictment against James, or risk being fired, the two people familiar with internal discussions said. Halligan has been closely monitoring progress on the case, these people said. Such preliminary charging decisions are normally recommended by line prosecutors who would be sifting through the facts in the investigation and would report to Yusi. But in the politically charged case of James, the senior supervisor in the Norfolk office has taken measures to try to protect her staff who have been handling the case before a grand jury, the person said.

This might be an indication that the survival skills of what’s left of the anonymous government bureaucracy are beginning to muster themselves for a prolonged conflict against a renegade administration. Show trials are beginning to close out of town.