CNN reported that Lindsey Halligan, the acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, did not coordinate with Pam Bondi before seeking the Letitia James indictment.

Reporting from CNN established that Attorney General Pam Bondi was surprised when Lindsey Halligan obtained an indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James from a grand jury without prior coordination with the Department of Justice leadership. According to sources familiar with the events, Halligan secured the indictment independently, catching the department off guard.cnn.comcnn.comLindsey Halligan didn’t coordinate NY AG Letitia James indictment with Pam...CNN reported that Lindsey Halligan, acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, did not coordinate with Attorney General Pam Bondi or the wider Department of Justice leadership before securing a grand jury indictment against... Subsequent legal developments involving Halligan's cases showed that federal judges later addressed challenges regarding her appointment and dismissed related prosecutions.cnn.comcnn.comTakeaways Lindsey Halligan James Comey Letitia JamesThe Legal Fallout: The indictment—alongside a separate indictment against former FBI Director James Comey—faced immediate legal challenges regarding Halligan's appointment In November 2025, a federal judge dismissed the cases, ruling that...