Pam Bondi says Lindsey Halligan is stepping aside as a US Attorney in Virginia

Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night that Lindsey Halligan is stepping down from her role as a top prosecutor in Virginia, just hours after a federal judge barred her from "masquerading" as U.S. Attorney for the state's Eastern District. 

Halligan assumed the post in an acting capacity last year and speedily brought a criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey, who challenged her qualifications for the post and to bring the case. 

The judge Tuesday barred Halligan from representing herself as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia unless she secured Senate confirmation or a court appointment, but declined to discipline her due to her inexperience.

"Her departure is a significant loss for the Department of Justice and the communities she served," Bondi said in a statement. "While we will feel her absence keenly, we are confident that she will continue to serve her country in other ways."

Bondi also slammed Democratic senators who blocked Halligan's confirmation, claiming they "weaponized the blue slip process," which made it "impossible" for her to continue serving in the post. 

The Trump administration has stood by Halligan, who was appointed to the role in the interim by Bondi in September.

Halligan is now the second major Trump loyalist to resign over judicial orders blocking them from the post. Trump lawyer Alina Habba resigned from her role in New Jersey after a court ruled that she was illegally occupying the office last year.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.