As repugnant as it is that rogue courts and judges are trying to derail the Trump administration with insane rulings, it's almost -- almost -- worth it for the hilarity of watching them get taken behind the woodshed with the reality switch.
Readers will recall that, a few months ago, a judge tried to dismiss criminal indictments against James Comey and Letitia James by claiming that the Trump administration's appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) was somehow 'defective.'
Unfortunately, Halligan stepped down, but that doesn't mean that those indictments are erased. They easily could (and will) be refiled with a new US Attorney for EDVA.
So, the left tried to take the next lawfare action. This week, EDVA judges decided that they were going to appoint the next US Attorney for that jurisdiction.
NEW: The U.S. District Court for EDVA has appointed James Hundley, a litigator with more than 35 years experience, as Interim U.S. Attorney, after Lindsey Halligan stepped down earlier this year following a court ruling deeming her appointment unlawful.
— Sarah N. Lynch (@SarahNLynch) February 20, 2026
Sarah Lynch of CBS News is correct that Hundley is a veteran litigator. What she fails to mention is that he is a veteran defense attorney in leftist Northern Virginia. While Hundley did represent at least one January 6 defendant, he is more known for getting charges dismissed for violent criminals and even terrorists.
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Not exactly what the current DOJ is looking for in a US Attorney.
More importantly, however, what the EDVA doesn't seem to understand is that this is not how any of this works. Fortunately, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche was happy to set them straight and give Hundley his walking papers mere hours after the appointment.
Here we go again. EDVA judges do not pick our US Attorney. POTUS does. James Hundley, you’re fired! https://t.co/QnHHUZqhw1
— Todd Blanche (@DAGToddBlanche) February 20, 2026
Aaaaand, BOOM! Fired!
The good news is that Hundley doesn't have to pack up his personal belongings. Because he never even had time to unpack them.
Already been fired! https://t.co/XvZPHOlnlK pic.twitter.com/qUmEpc7Wry
— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) February 21, 2026
Did the EDVA honestly believe that the DOJ wasn't going to notice that the District Court was trying to submarine them?
Since when do district court judges appoint Federal prosecutors?
— Cathy the Braves Girl⚾️🇺🇸⚾️ (@Gap422) February 21, 2026
Maybe John Roberts should focus on that rather than IEEPA tariffs. https://t.co/hGyAMfZ2DM
They do not, in fact, appoint US Attorneys, as Blanche so decidedly pointed out.
And, yes. Chief Justice Roberts really needs to rein in these rogue judges.
FIRED https://t.co/j0ilec9vqx
— Harmeet K. Dhillon (@HarmeetKDhillon) February 20, 2026
We just knew that Dhillon would appreciate Blanche dropping the hammer so quickly.
Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino also appreciated the schadenfreude of the moment.
Check your email, James💻📧… https://t.co/CI7Agm5nxh
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) February 21, 2026
LOL.
There was a priority message waiting for him before he even received access to his government email.
Here we go again. The US Attorney must be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. Keep on illegally appointing interim US Attorneys and keep on watching this happen. https://t.co/LsrqUtDVrH
— Kevin Baum (@kevinbaum013) February 21, 2026
We have no doubt that Blanche and Pam Bondi will immediately fire anyone else the EDVA tries to appoint without their approval.
— The Truth Monkey 🇺🇸 (@TheTruthMonkey) February 21, 2026
— 🌴🌞🇺🇸 Florida Mama🇺🇸🌞🌴 (@nickberoxbe1989) February 21, 2026
Don't let the door hit ya'.
I actually kind of love that these people are getting fired the moment they are appointed. Democrats want to play partisan games of obstruction? Fine, you’re not going to appoint whoever the heck you want for an executive branch position. These folks have lost their mind. https://t.co/0mltOCnIzq
— P.T. Ward (@HTWardish) February 20, 2026
As we noted above, the obstructionism from lower courts and leftist judges is abhorrent, but man. We do love watching them get their comeuppance.
In this case, that happened within hours.
We're sure they will keep probing for mush, as Lenin once said, but with Todd Blanche and the DOJ, they are only going to find steel.
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