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'He didn't quit, I fired him!' Trump lashes out at outgoing appointee in overnight rant
trump's ego would not let this attorney to resign. trump had to rub in the fact that this attorney was fired.
'He didn’t quit, I fired him!’ Trump lashes out at outgoing appointee in overnight rant
— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2025-09-20T12:00:05Z
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2674012442/
President Donald Trump announced the dismissal of his own appointee for U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia late Friday night, justifying the move in a social media post by alleging that his choice for the position had gained “unusually strong” backing from his political opponents.
“Today I withdrew the nomination of Erik Siebert as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, when I was informed that he received the UNUSUALLY STRONG support of the two absolutely terrible, sleazebag Democrat Senators, from the Great State of Virginia,” Trump wrote shortly before midnight Friday on his social media platform Truth Social.
“He didn’t quit, I fired him! Next time let him go in as a Democrat, not a Republican. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Siebert served the Eastern District of Virginia as an assistant U.S. attorney starting in 2010, and was among those tasked with investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James, who last year launched and won a $464 million fraud case against Trump. Trump’s Justice Department launched a probe into James’ office for alleged mortgage fraud, but Siebert recently declined to seek an indictment against her after finding insufficient evidence.
“Today I withdrew the nomination of Erik Siebert as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, when I was informed that he received the UNUSUALLY STRONG support of the two absolutely terrible, sleazebag Democrat Senators, from the Great State of Virginia,” Trump wrote shortly before midnight Friday on his social media platform Truth Social.
“He didn’t quit, I fired him! Next time let him go in as a Democrat, not a Republican. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Siebert served the Eastern District of Virginia as an assistant U.S. attorney starting in 2010, and was among those tasked with investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James, who last year launched and won a $464 million fraud case against Trump. Trump’s Justice Department launched a probe into James’ office for alleged mortgage fraud, but Siebert recently declined to seek an indictment against her after finding insufficient evidence.
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This attorney was a loyal trump supporter whose only sin was being an ethical attorney
