
In Washington’s revolving door of politics and law, Lindsey Halligan has become one of the more unusual characters. A former insurance lawyer who once competed in beauty pageants and later joined Donald Trump’s legal team, Halligan rose rapidly through the ranks of Trump’s political orbit before briefly serving as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Now, she finds herself under investigation by the Florida Bar over allegations that she misled courts and mishandled grand jury proceedings while pursuing criminal cases against two of Trump’s most prominent political adversaries: former FBI director James Comey and New York attorney general Letitia James.