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Zorro

(17,933 posts)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 11:31 AM Friday

Trump's DOJ Pick Humiliated After Embarrassing James Comey Spelling Error

Donald Trump’s fresh pick as the attorney to indict former FBI Director James Comey has made an embarrassing blunder while trumpeting the news in her first week on the job.

Trump foe Comey was charged with making a false statement and obstruction relating to his oral testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 30, 2020. At the time, he was heading the investigation into claims of Russian interference in Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Lindsey Halligan, the former beauty queen who has been the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia since Monday, issued a statement on Thursday to announce Comey’s indictment.

However, the quote attributed to Halligan, who has taken on the new role with no previous prosecutorial experience, contains a major spelling error.

“The balance of power is a bedrock principal of our democracy,” it reads, rather than “principle.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-justice-department-pick-humiliated-after-embarrassing-james-comey-typo/

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hlthe2b

(111,464 posts)
1. Well, at least it wasn't a misspelling of Comey in the filings (which actually was my expectation)
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 11:37 AM
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She is not poorly educated, so I assume just too lazy to check her own writings...something I find irritating for anyone working in a professional (and high-profile) setting.

Melon

(793 posts)
7. Reading the story I was expecting something....bigger
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:05 PM
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Spell check didn’t catch it because it’s actually a word.

EarthFirst

(3,833 posts)
8. MAGA will meme it away in a way that denigrates higher education...
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:06 PM
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Same shit. Different day.

They’re proud of their ignorance.

LuckyCharms

(20,664 posts)
9. Learned in grade school: "The principal of this school is your pal".
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:08 PM
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Strange the things you remember...

brer cat

(27,139 posts)
14. I learned the same thing. I thought it was kind of dumb
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 01:04 PM
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then, but I still remember them now at age 79 so they stuck.

Wifes husband

(577 posts)
13. Spelling
Fri Sep 26, 2025, 12:21 PM
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I really believe we need to concentrate on more serious matters. I believe we are very close to a declaration of martial law. And I don't think it can be stopped.
Let's cut out the spelling and grammar police crap

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