Lindsey Halligan’s sudden rise from a Miss Colorado USA finalist to one of the most scrutinised federal prosecutors in America has set off a political and legal firestorm. Installed by President Donald Trump as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, she now finds herself at the centre of the case against former FBI director James Comey and at the heart of an extraordinary public clash with the judge overseeing it. Halligan, 36, was appointed after her predecessor reportedly refused to bring charges against Comey. Within days she began presenting evidence to a grand jury, but the prosecution has faced serious procedural failures, contradictions and accusations of political motive. The controversy deepened when Halligan publicly accused the judge of calling her a “puppet

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