Deputy AG fires interim U.S. attorney succeeding Trump loyalist hours after appointment

Lucian Nemoiu

The Department of Justice fired longtime litigator James Hundley from his appointment to interim U.S. Attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia, just hours after federal judges unanimously appointed him to the position. Chief U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck signed off on Hundley's appointment Friday evening and administered the oath of office in Richmond, Virginia, according to court documents. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche posted on X shortly after, announcing Hundley had been