DOJ removes Maggie Cleary amid Virginia office turmoil | JQJO

Maggie Cleary, the senior Justice Department prosecutor who briefly led the Eastern District of Virginia before Trump ally Lindsey Halligan took over, has been removed from the office. Her DOJ status is unclear; the department declined comment. The exit deepens a wave of firings and resignations as Halligan asserts control, joining proceedings in indictments of Trump foes James Comey and Letitia James. Cleary had opposed charging Comey. Former US attorney Erik Siebert resigned under pressure from Trump; prosecutors Michael Ben’Ary and Maya Song were fired, and Troy Edwards Jr. resigned. Ben’Ary accused leadership of punishing 'perceived enemies'.