The indictment followed turmoil inside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, where Comey was charged. The office’s lead prosecutor, Erik Siebert, resigned two weeks before the indictment. Trump then appointed his former personal attorney, Lindsey Halligan, as Siebert’s replacement. Within a week, Halligan asked a grand jury to indict Comey.
A Justice Department source told CBS News that some staff members in the office had circulated a memo arguing that Comey should not be charged. Two senior prosecutors in the Eastern District were also fired in recent weeks, according to CBS.
