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As a legal journalist covering the Justice Department,
I had never encountered anything quite like my exchange with Lindsey Halligan. Neither had my editor.
Over the last several days, he and I spoke with multiple former federal officials and journalists who cover the justice system.
None could recall a similar instance in which a sitting U.S. attorney reached out to chastise a reporter about matters concerning grand jury testimony in an active case.
After I reach…