Federal prosecutor tasked with investigating Trump adversary Letitia James resigns under pressure [View all]
Source: nbc
President Donald Trump told reporters Friday afternoon that he wanted U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert "out."
Sept. 19, 2025, 7:12 PM CDT
By Ryan J. Reilly, Michael Kosnar and Zoë Richards
The federal prosecutor in charge of pursuing mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James resigned Friday after President Donald Trump said he no longer wanted him to serve in the position.
Erik S. Siebert, the acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, announced his resignation in an email to colleagues that was obtained by NBC News.
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"I want him out," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if he wanted Siebert to be fired.
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Trump administration officials have been pressing Seibert to investigate potential mortgage fraud charges against James.
That investigation stalled over concerns from federal agents and prosecutors who felt they lacked the evidence to obtain a conviction if the case were to go to trial, two senior federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday..............................................................
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/federal-prosecutor-erik-siebert-investigating-letitia-james-resigns-rcna232559
Wise choice by Seibert to resign ---as it looks like to me that Trump would forever be after him to bring charges against James.
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