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Trump's DOJ UNRAVELS in FRONT of HIS EYES

2026-01-17 Entertainment
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Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian examine the chaos in Trump's Eastern District of Virginia as the DOJ falls apart. Three federal judges ruled that Lindsey Halligan—Trump's handpicked prosecutor with zero prosecutorial experience—was unlawfully appointed as U.S. Attorney. Judge Cameron Currie dismissed her cases against James Comey and Letitia James, ruling all her actions were "unlawful exercises of executive power." Despite this binding ruling, Halligan continues calling herself U.S. Attorney. Trump-appointed Judge David Novak demanded she explain why this doesn't constitute "a false or misleading statement," suggesting potential bar discipline. Halligan's defiant response accused Novak of "gross abuse of power" and claimed "the Court is flat wrong." Brian compares this to losing a case and telling the judge "that's just your opinion" then showing up Monday to proceed anyway. The chaos deepened when veteran prosecutor Robert McBride was fired after refusing to lead the Comey prosecution. McBride, a 64-year-old former Navy lawyer and criminal chief from Kentucky, declined because he didn't believe he could get an indictment. Grand juries have now rejected three attempts to indict Comey. The firing was supported by Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche. Shant notes legitimate cases are being jeopardized—other indictments thrown out because Halligan's name is on them. The DOJ now has nobody prosecuting Comey and keeps firing experienced prosecutors who won't participate in the "circus." Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@violetgiovanni-y1l 2026-01-17

Still no good news in the obituaries.

38 5 replies
@andrewmossop6241 2026-01-17

He is still a free man, he should not be.

37 2 replies
@earthrider700 2026-01-17

Question.. Why aren't courts charging these trump frauds with contempt or anything?

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@sharonmoist7016 2026-01-17

Lindsay is a fraud just like the rest of them from Trump on down

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@MichaelGregg-wc2bg 2026-01-17

Dump the chump needs to unravel with the DOJ

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@JoannaBaka 2026-01-17

It's not the justice department anymore it's trump's gestopo

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@yvoncroteau9495 2026-01-17

So ridiculous, a complète failure on everything !

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@vash10887 2026-01-17

Federal Marshals need to start making arrests

12 1 replies
@mikaylapenland490 2026-01-17

If i eent in and pretending to be the prosecutor i wonder how well that go over?

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@thomasp.philbrick5775 2026-01-17

This whole charade reminds one of the Seinfeld episode where George quits his job, reconsiders, then decides to show up to the office the following day and act like it never happened. This is even nuttier since there is a court order saying the position is vacant!

8 1 replies

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