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EPISODE · Nov 24, 2025 · 42 MIN

“Halligan was unlawfully appointed”

from Deadline: White House · host Clare McCaskill, Nicolle Wallace, Michael Feinberg, Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling, Carol Leonnig

Nicolle Wallace covers a judge's ruling that the interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Lindsey Halligan, “has been unlawfully serving in that role…”. With the judge’s rebuke against Halligan came the dismissals of the criminal cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, which Comey says is nothing short of a win for the rule of law.Later, Lt. General Mark Hertling breaks down the Pentagon’s investigation into Senator Mark Kelly, one of the six Democrats who Trump has accused of “sedition at the highest level,” due to his participation in a video reminding active servicemem bers to refuse illegal orders.For more, follow us on Instagram @deadlinewhTo listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.   For more from Nicolle, follow and download her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” wherever you get your podcasts.To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Nicolle Wallace covers the dismissals of the criminal cases brought against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James by interim US attorney, Lindsey Halligan, who a judge called “unlawfully appointed”. Later, Lt. General Mark Hertling joins Nicolle to discuss a new Pentagon investigation into Senator Mark Kelly. Kelly is a former Navy fighter pilot and astronaut whom Trump has called a ‘traitor.’

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