New York Attorney General Faces Federal Financial Fraud Charges
A national judicial panel has indicted the New York attorney general over allegations of financial misconduct this past Thursday, according to someone with knowledge of the case.
The US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia personally presented the case before the judicial panel on Thursday, the person said.
US attorneys rarely address such panels.
Halligan was installed the position last month after the president grew impatient with the pace of investigations against his rivals.
The move is the president’s latest effort to leverage the DOJ to punish adversaries.
It comes two weeks after Halligan obtained indictments against James Comey.
Career prosecutors drafted a memorandum regarding that situation detailing why charges were not warranted.
Comey denied the charges recently.
Updates to follow