John Oliver mocked President Donald J. Trump for choosing to elevate one of his personal lawyers to indict former FBI Director James Comey, despite having zero prosecutorial experience.

Lindsey Halligan, appointed by Trump last week as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, previously worked in insurance law and served as part of Trump’s defense on federal charges that he concealed classified documents.

Oliver called Halligan “significantly less qualified” than the man she replaced, Erik S. Siebert, who had reportedly refused to bring charges against Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

“It does make sense. When you bring a case against the former director of the FBI, you definitely want it to be the maiden voyage of an insurance lawyer,” Oliver crack

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