Attorney General Pam Bondi and top Justice Department leaders were reportedly blindsided when Lindsey Halligan, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, presented a case to a grand jury seeking to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James , RadarOnline.com can reveal. Article continues below advertisement

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Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and other senior officials at the DOJ had expected Halligan might proceed with the indictment, despite prosecutors in her office recommending against it after months of investigation into allegations that James committed mortgage fraud . However, they were unaware Halligan had already brought the case before the grand jury until after it oc

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