US federal prosecutor tapped to lead office probing Letitia James, email says [View all]
Source: Reuters
September 20, 2025 5:50 PM EDT Updated 45 mins ago
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department lawyer who once said former President Joe Biden's administration targeted her for being conservative told colleagues in an email on Saturday that she was named to replace a top prosecutor overseeing an investigation of New York Attorney General Letitia James.
In an internal email seen by Reuters, Mary "Maggie" Cleary told attorneys she had been unexpectedly tapped as acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, replacing Erik Siebert who resigned on Friday after President Donald Trump said he wanted him out. Cleary did not immediately respond to an email from Reuters seeking comment.
Trump administration officials previously told Siebert that the president was frustrated his office had not yet brought criminal mortgage fraud charges against James, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The office is also involved in a second probe targeting former FBI Director James Comey, who like the New York attorney general is one of Trump's political rivals. That probe is tied to the bureau's prior investigation of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.
In the probes against both officials, Siebert had previously told officials that he did not believe the evidence was strong enough to bring charges, the sources told Reuters.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ex-us-federal-prosecutor-tapped-lead-office-probing-letitia-james-email-says-2025-09-20/
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So they found another sucker to use to manufacture evidence and lose their law license.
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