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US Attorney Erik Siebert under pressure from Trump tells staff he will be resigning, source says
US Attorney Erik Siebert told his staff Friday he will be stepping down, according to a person familiar with the matter, after facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud.

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US Attorney Erik Siebert resigns, won’t prosecute Letitia James on flawed charges
‘Who is Erik Siebert?’ The Attorney Trump just fired after Democratic endorsement
Trump Nominates White House Aide to Be Top US Prosecutor for Office Probing Letitia James
A conservative lawyer who has said she was falsely accused of being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has been tapped to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office that was thrown...

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Federal Prosecutor Under Pressure From Trump Admin To Charge NY Attorney General Resigns
U.S. Attorney Investigating Two Trump Foes Departs Amid Pressure From President
Federal prosecutor tasked with investigating Trump adversary Letitia James resigns under pressure
Trump administration officials have been pressing Seibert to investigate potential mortgage fraud charges against James.

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Trump, 79, Claims He Fired U.S. Attorney Who Already Resigned
Top Virginia prosecutor to resign after Trump said he wants US attorney ‘out’ of job

Trump administration taps new US attorney in eastern Virginia amid fallout from Siebert resignation

Trump forced out Erik Siebert from the role amid reports an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James was not resulting in charges.
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Who Is Lindsey Halligan? Trump Taps Mar-a-Lago Lawyer As Virginia’s Top Prosecutor

President Donald Trump has nominated a familiar face to become Virginia's top prosecutor after Erik Siebert stepped away on Friday.Trump announced that he is nominating Lindsey Halligan, a senior aide in the White House,

Trump Rants In Dead of Night That Defiant Prosecutor Didn’t Quit — ‘I Fired Him!’

Trump dropped a post-midnight rant claiming that Erik Siebert didn't resign under pressure to prosecute Letitia James, but rather that "I fired him!"

Maddow Blog | Trump forces out uncooperative U.S. attorney in Virginia, touching off new scandal

Erik Siebert was pressured to bring retaliatory charges against Donald Trump political foes. When the prosecutor said he couldn't, the president fired him.
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