You Get To Play Lindsey Halligan's Hand --

[erronis]

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-situation--you-get-to-play-lindsey-halligan-s-hand
Katherine Pompilio, Benjamin Wittes

She made her bed. Now you get to lie in it.

You are Lindsey Halligan. You have a tough hand to play. Your case against James Comey has just been tossed out. You have been informed that you do not even occupy your office legally. Do you fold? Appeal? Reindict? Are you confused about what move comes next for you?

Don’t worry. We’re here to help. We made you a nifty flowchart of your options in the Comey case. It reflects all the many, many ways you can lose this case—how to dig yourself in deeper, throw good money after bad, and go all in on the weakest of weak cards.

Our suggestion is that you play this flowchart game a few dozen times before deciding your next move. Here’s what you’ll see if you go through this exercise: You lose. One way or another, embarrassingly or with a modicum of dignity. There is only one path to victory for you in this chart, and it involves the most inside of inside straights. In other words, your chances of success are slim.

Choose your own adventure by following the text here (and clicking the relevant links) or moving through the flowchart below:

1. On Nov. 24, U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie ruled that you were not lawfully appointed and threw your case against former FBI Director James Comey out of court. Do you appeal this decision? If yes, go to [13], if no, go to [22].

2. Did you even manage to present the indictment properly to the grand jury? If so, go to [3]. If not, go to [12].

3. Did you bring the indictment vindictively? If so, go to [12]. If not, go to [4].

. . . (Lots of fun chutes and ladders skipped.)

26. Can you persuade a new grand jury to indict in this case? If yes, go to [3]. If not, go to [24].

27. You drop your own case. You lose.

[PJMcK]

1. It's fun to see Halligan lose

The flowchart is an amusing exercise.

Thanks for posting and Happy Thanksgiving!