New York Attorney General Letitia James has moved to sanction the Trump-appointed official prosecuting her over alleged mortgage fraud.
James has accused Lindsey Halligan, the acting U.S. Attorney for Eastern Virginia, of a “stunning disclosure of government information.”
The move comes after Halligan—who Trump handpicked to go after his enemies—used Signal earlier this month to communicate with a journalist about the criminal case she is pursuing against James.
Lawfare journalist Anna Bower published the full conversation on Monday, showing that Halligan had reached out to her unsolicited to complain about the coverage of the case against James.
But according to James’ defense team, Halligan violated multiple ethical and secrecy rules by commenting on the credibility and strength of t

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