Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan suggested Wednesday that the Biden-appointed judge overseeing the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey violated judicial conduct rules by asking if she was a “puppet” of President Trump.

District Judge Michael Nachmanoff asked Comey’s defense lawyer if he thought Halligan, the prosecutor who brought the indictment against the former FBI boss, was acting as a “puppet” or “stalking horse” of the commander in chief, during a hearing in an Alexandria, Va., courtroom.

“Personal attacks — like Judge Nachmanoff referring to me as a ‘puppet’ — don’t change the facts or the law,” Halligan exclusively told The Post.

Interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan suggested Wednesday that the Biden-appointed judge overseeing the criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey violated judicial conduct rules by asking if she was a “puppet” of President Trump. AP

District Judge Michael Nachmanoff asked Comey’s defense lawyer if she thought Halligan was acting as a “puppet” or “stalking horse” of the commander in chief, during a hearing in a Virginia courtroom. VIA REUTERS

“The Judicial Canons require judges to be ‘patient, dignified, respectful, and courteous to litigants, jurors, witnesses, lawyers, and others with whom the judge deals in an official capacity’ … and to ‘act at all times in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary,’” she continued.

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements and obstruction of justice. REUTERS

“My focus remains on the record and the law, and I will continue to fulfill my responsibilities with professionalism,” Halligan added.

Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Halligan at Trump’s behest to serve as interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia following the September resignation of Erik Siebert – whom the president had accused of deliberately refusing to charge Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Halligan secured the federal grand jury indictment against Comey six days after Seibert’s resignation. 

In response to Nachmanoff, Comey’s attorney, Michael Dreeben, declined to call Halligan a “puppet” but argued the prosecutor “did what she was told,” according to the New York Times. 

Meanwhile, Assistant US Attorney N. Tyler Lemons insisted Halligan independently decided to bring charges against the former FBI director for allegedly lying to Congress and obstructing justice. 

“Ms. Halligan was not directed to seek this prosecution. It was her decision and her decision only,” Lemons said. “Ms. Halligan was not a puppet. … She made independent decisions.”