Trump-appointed prosecutor ousts 2 more top attorneys from Virginia office: Sources

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Source: ABC News

Trump-appointed prosecutor ousts 2 more top attorneys from Virginia office: Sources

Earlier this month, two other prosecutors in the office were fired.

By Katherine Faulders, Olivia Rubin and Alexander Mallin
October 17, 2025, 11:51 PM ET • 4 min read

Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has fired two top lawyers in the office who resisted an effort to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News.

Elizabeth Yusi, the top criminal prosecutor for the Norfolk office, and her deputy Kristin Bird were informed of their removals Friday -- marking the latest firings in one of the most important federal prosecutorial offices in the country that oversees sensitive national security and terrorism cases. … Sources familiar with the matter said their firings were tied to their resistance to bringing charges against James.


Activists protest outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia's Bryan Courthouse during the arraignment of former FBI Director James Comey on October 08, 2025 in Alexandria, Virginia. Comey pleaded not guilty during his arraignment today after being indicted by a Virginia grand jury on charges of making a false statement and obstruction during congressional testimony in 2020.
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Halligan was appointed to the Virginia office last month to replace an official who had defied demands to prosecute President Donald Trump's perceived enemies, including James and former FBI Director James Comey.

ABC News previously was the first to report that investigators in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia determined that there was no evidence to support a probable cause standard to charge James on fraud charges stemming from a referral from the Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte. … Halligan, without the support of any career prosecutors in the office she now leads, moved forward in seeking an indictment of James.

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1. The should make good witnesses for the defense

[MaineBlueBear]

2. It's not about winning in court

It's about bringing charges and sadling tRumps perceived enemies with legal obligations and lawyer fees.

[mdbl]

4. They were ousted for not bringing false charges against Bolton

His defense should subpoena them to testify about it.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Letitia James. Bolton is making his appearance in a federal courtroom in Greenbelt, Maryland. NT

[Justice]

3. Halligan is acting or interim, if that - articles fail to say.

She was never Senate confirmed or even nominated.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

5. If it's ruled that Halligan was appointed illegally,

then those 2 prosecutors will get their jobs back because she had zero authority to fire them.