Dec 12 (Reuters) – Virginia’s Democratic senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are likely to block U.S President Donald Trump’s ‍nomination of Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, the Semafor news site reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify ‌the report.

Halligan, 36, is a ‌former insurance attorney who also worked as a personal lawyer for Trump after his first term in office. She was a White House aide to Trump early in his second term, and has no previous experience as ‍a prosecutor.

On Thursday, The White House sought to advance Halligan’s nomination before the Republican-controlled Senate, though it ‍faces an uphill battle.

The White House and Senators Kaine and Warner did not immediately respo

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