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President Donald Trump nominated senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia after its U.S. attorney was pushed out on Friday.

In a Truth Social post announcing her nomination, Trump lauded Halligan as a “tough, smart, and loyal attorney” who has been in his legal orbit for years.

“[Halligan] is extremely intelligent, fearless and, working with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, has the strength and determination to be absolutely OUTSTANDING in this new and very important role,” Trump wrote.

TRUMP HOUNDS BONDI TO PROSECUTE ADVERSARIES IN NOW-DELETED SOCIAL MEDIA POST: ‘THEY’RE ALL GUILTY AS HELL’

Halligan was one of Trump’s attorneys after the F

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