Trump-appointed lawyers leading key federal court districts in blue states are becoming embroiled in legal disputes that are testing their authority and threatening to undermine criminal cases they are overseeing. U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who brought a high-profile indictment against former FBI Director James Comey in Virginia, is at the center of the controversy, as are President Donald Trump’s appointees in New Jersey, California, and Nevada.
Trump has expressed frustration over the matter, claiming he has