Trump Nominates Former Legal Aide as US Attorney for Virginia District

President Donald Trump has nominated Lindsey Halligan to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, according to an announcement made on Saturday. Halligan, who previously served as one of Trump's attorneys during the classified documents investigation at Mar-a-Lago, has recently been working in the White House on initiatives related to Smithsonian properties. The nomination comes after the previous U.S. Attorney, Erik Siebert, departed from the position on Friday.