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Trump’s Pick to Replace Ousted U.S. Attorney Lacks Prosecutorial Experience. "Court records show that Ms. Halligan has never prosecuted any cases and has taken part in only three civil matters in federal court." Lindsey Halligan worked as a personal lawyer for President Trump and then led the effort to scrutinize the Smithsonian for “improper ideology.” "Lacking from her background altogether, however, is any experience in working as a prosecutor or overseeing the complex national security cases that regularly pass through the Eastern District of Virginia. Court records show that Ms. Halligan, who has largely spent her career handling insurance matters in Florida, has filed appearances in only a handful of federal cases during her decade in the law — all of them as one of Mr. Trump’s personal lawyers." Instead of waiting for a formal nomination and Senate confirmation, Ms. Halligan was hastily sworn in as interim U.S. attorney on Monday. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://t.co/LK8VGcwnzY