'Unbelievable': Senator scorches Trump for firing prosecutor who couldn't charge adversary

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

September 19, 2025 9:09PM ET


Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) responded with outrage on Friday evening to the news that President Donald Trump strong-armed his own hand-picked U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, into resigning — out of anger that Siebert couldn't muster the evidence to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud.

"Unbelievable," Warner posted to X. "Trump has now announced he is pushing out a U.S. Attorney because he refused to prosecute Trump’s political enemies." "The message is clear: Trump will punish anyone who has the independence to challenge his baseless vendettas," he added.

James, who has launched multiple investigations into the Trump family and won a half-billion-dollar civil fraud judgment against them, is one of a number of Trump adversaries that the president's controversial Federal Housing Finance Agency director, Bill Pulte, has accused of fraud by hunting through old real estate paperwork — in this case, claiming that she improperly classified a residence in Virginia as a primary home. James has denied any wrongdoing.

So far, none of the criminal complaints lodged by Pulte have resulted in actual charges against Trump's rivals, and Reuters cast serious doubt on the validity of his allegation against Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/mark-warner-2674011864/

[FakeNoose]

1. How does the Eastern District of Virginia have standing anyway?

Wouldn't a charge against a NY official be prosecuted in a NY court? I'm confused. Of course it's all bullshit, but US attorney Eric Siebert should have had the authority to refuse this case, because it's not his jurisdiction. Now the guy is out of a job.

[onenote]

2. Because the mortgage application was for property James was purchasing in Virginia.

[Username1234]

4. Uh, b/c the transaction was in VA

It’s not hard to understand.

Either way, the attorney was a career professional and did was pros do, and declined to charge for what amounts to one erroneously filed document (by a third party that just never updated the template that was neither reviewed nor considered by the underwriter).

I really wish Raw Story would have included the details that arm people (like our poster above) to help them speak up, rather than just feed the ignorant outrage monster. It’s like QAnon for the left.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. Then why are every single state AG (I doubt the red states will want to participate) not charging the orange gibbon?

The is blatant tampering and favoritism.

Put it on record. Charge him and anyone in his administration that is doing this crap.

[Username1234]

5. Huh? Lots of blue states AG are suing the Trump administration for various things

[OldBaldy1701E]

6. This should be added to the list and it should be at the top. (n/t)