Just hours after the federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia appointed a new interim US attorney to replace Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan, the administration said he is fired. The judges on Friday unanimously appointed James Hundley, a Virginia defense attorney with more than three decades of experience, to lead the influential prosecutors’ office after Halligan, President Donald Trump’s hand-picked choice, was forced to leave last month. Shortly after the judges appointed Hundley, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said he was fired on social media. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. “The EDVA judges made an excellent decision in picking James Hundley.

Source: CNN February 21, 2026 09:48 UTC