New York Attorney General Confronts Federal Financial Fraud Charges
A national judicial panel has indicted the New York attorney general for financial misconduct on Thursday, as stated by someone with knowledge of the case.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia handled the presentation of this case before the judicial panel on Thursday, the person said.
US attorneys seldom appear before a grand jury.
Halligan was installed in the role last month following Donald Trump grew impatient over the speed of investigations against his rivals.
The move represents the newest attempt to leverage the DOJ to punish opponents.
This occurs 14 days after Halligan secured charges targeting the former FBI director.
Career prosecutors prepared a memo regarding that situation detailing why charges lacked merit.
Comey denied the charges this past Wednesday.
Updates to follow
