The Justice Department last Wednesday fired the top national security prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Michael Ben’Ary was fired after investigative reporter Julie Kelly publicly called him out as a top advisor to Lisa Monaco.
Lisa Monaco was an Obama-Biden partisan hack who targeted Trump and threatened to indict top Republicans for January 6.
Monaco was part of Obama’s secret team that met in the White House basement in 2016 to discuss how to set up Donald Trump in their Trump-Russia collusion sham.
Last week Michael Ben’Ary whined in a letter to colleagues after he was fired and encouraged them to continue to defy Trump appointees.
“I am even more disappointed to see what has happened to this office and the Department of Justice in just a few short months. The decisions to remove experienced career officials from US Attorneys Offices, the FBI, and other critical parts of DOJ undermines our country’s ability to counter terrorist organizations, malign nation-state actors, and countless others that seek to harm our nation and its citizens.”
“While I am no longer your colleague, I ask that each of you continue to do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reasons. Follow the fact and the law. Stand up for what we all believe in – our Constitution and the rule of law. Our country depends on you,” he wrote.
Project Veritas on Tuesday released text messages from a phone number allegedly linked to Michael Ben’Ary.
The texts were allegedly sent from Michael Ben’Ary to EDVA prosecutor Russell Carlberg.
“I would like to strangle that b*itch myself. Every night I dream that this nightmare will end … or that she or Trump would simply die,” the alleged text messages read.
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Number Linked to Newly Fired U.S. Prosecutor Michael Ben’Ary Dreams President Trump and Eastern District of Virginia Attorney Lindsay Halligan Will Die
“I would like to strangle that b*itch myself. Every night I dream that this nightmare will end … or that… pic.twitter.com/Vc2aLHx4SU
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) October 7, 2025
Michael Ben’Ary, through a statement from his attorney, denied being connected to the messages or phone number.
“Our firm represents Michael Ben’Ary. As we informed Project Veritas yesterday, Mr. Ben’Ary has absolutely no connection to these messages and he is not associated with the number in the alleged text. Project Veritas has been notified that any claims otherwise are wholly false and defamatory. We will pursue all legal options,” Michael Ben’Ary’s lawyer, Margaret Donavan, said.
Statement from attorney Margaret Donovan:
“Our firm represents Michael Ben’Ary. As we informed Project Veritas yesterday, Mr. Ben’Ary has absolutely no connection to these messages and he is not associated with the number in the alleged text. Project Veritas has been notified… https://t.co/Ixj2TmfLEF
— Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) October 7, 2025
Attorney Mike Davis said the FBI opened a criminal investigation last night.
BREAKING:
The FBI opened a criminal investigation last night.
The most senior Justice Department officials are working on this. https://t.co/QH2OnUfohk
— Mike Davis (@mrddmia) October 7, 2025
