By Sarah N. Lynch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s choice of his former personal lawyer to lead investigations of New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey has sparked concern among former federal prosecutors, who say it shows that the U.S. president is using federal power to target his political foes.

The Republican president tapped Lindsey Halligan, who has spent much of her 11-year legal career on local insurance cases in Florida state court, to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office in eastern Virginia after pushing out Erik Siebert on Friday, following Trump’s complaints that the department hadn’t moved quickly enough to charge James with mortgage fraud.

Trump’s Justice Department has targeted some of his foes, including Federal Reserve Governor Lisa

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