Vaughn Hilliard
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Right.
And this is where the question here of where all of this would end would ultimately go.
Because what was made clear by the president of the United States is that in this administration, he was going to nominate people into the DOJ, into the FBI, who were willing to carry out and be loyal to his desires.
And that is where we saw very clearly articulated by the president over the last years that
For instance, when it comes to James Comey, who depicted him in social media posts in orange jumpsuits, Letitia James, Adam Schiff, each of these individuals here.
And there is a question coming into this administration.
We reported back one year ago in September of 2024, the way in which
the Trump administration 2.0 could potentially even try to use acting U.S.
attorneys, which is exactly what happened with Lindsey Halligan because they carry and hold the same power that a U.S.
attorney confirmed by the U.S.
Senate.
That could be a prolonged process to get to that confirmation point, but they hold the exact same powers that a confirmed U.S.
attorney has.
And so as we saw with the removal of the U.S.
attorney on Friday and with Lindsey Halligan, who we should note had been most recently working
on removing history at the Smithsonian that did not put the United States in the greatest image.
He has effectively empowered an individual with the power of a U.S.
attorney to move forward with that.
We know the Letitia James investigation continues in the Eastern District of Virginia.
The Adam Schiff investigation continues on in Maryland here.