Trump’s rookie prosecutor forced to take on Comey case alone after Pam Bondi ‘left her out to dry’

Tensions are boiling inside the Department of Justice regarding Donald Trump’s appointment of an inexperienced prosecutor to handle explosive cases against his political enemies – including James Comey and Letitia James.

Interim US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Lindsey Halligan forged ahead with convening a grand jury against former FBI Director Comey, despite having little to no support from Attorney General Pam Bondi’s team. 

She was forced to argue the case alone to the grand jury, a person familiar with the matter confirmed.

The isolation was deliberate. An administration insider told the Daily Mail that Bondi wanted nothing to do with the Comey case – the DOJ didn’t believe Halligan could secure an indictment.

When proven wrong on Thursday, the source claimed the DOJ wanted to ‘come in as the hero.’

It also appears that Bondi wasn’t completely on board with Trump’s latest attorney selection after the president posted to Truth Social last week to tell her: ‘Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a lot.’

Halligan told the White House that the FBI had to help bring her up to speed on the Comey case because Bondi’s DOJ ‘left her out to dry,’ the source detailed.

The DOJ and White House did not respond to the Daily Mail’s request for comment.

Other reports suggest that the DOJ didn’t want to go after Comey yet because they were more focused on landing charges for disgraced former Trump national security advisor John Bolton, whose home was raided by the FBI last month.

The Daily Mail’s source says they haven’t heard anything about that, and instead claimed it was more about not having faith that Halligan could land a grand jury indictment for Comey.

Comey was indicted Thursday on two felony charges connected to comments he made to Congress in 2020 claiming he did not authorize a leak to the media of sensitive information the FBI had in its possession.

That leak led to the special counsel investigation into whether Trump colluded with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Trump announced on September 20 his nomination of Halligan to serve as interim attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. She was sworn in on September 22.

The 36-year-old former beauty queen served as an aide in Trump’s White House before he elevated her to the U.S. attorney post.

Beyond the Comey case, Halligan’s district is also tasked with investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud connected to a 2023 purchase of a home in Virginia.

Halligan’s predecessor Erik Siebert served in the position from when Trump brought him on in January and until he resigned earlier this month following pressure from the Trump administration to pursue criminal charges against political adversaries.

Siebert’s replacement was met with criticism due to Halligan’s lack of prosecutorial experience.

While she was never a prosecutor, she was a personal attorney for Trump.

It appears that there was some tension over her selection to come on as top attorney in a consequential district in the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

On Truth Social last weekend, Trump complained to Bondi that ‘nothing is being done’ against Comey and urged her to install Halligan. 

The president said his attorney general ‘needs a tough prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, like my recommendation, Lindsey Halligan, to get things moving.’

Halligan was sworn in on Monday, meaning she will be in place for 120 days.

Trump indicated that he would aim to make her new role permanent.