Erik Siebert is a top prosecutor overseeing a criminal mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Trump criticizes Siebert for declining to pursue charges against Letitia James in potential government overreach

President Donald Trump was all smiles after Erik Siebert, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned — though they have two takes on his ousting. Siebert was under pressure from Trump after he failed to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud,

President Trump announced that he would nominate senior White House aide Lindsey Halligan to serve as the top federal prosecutor for the Virginia office.

Donald Trump’s destructive onslaught against the fair administration of justice and his politicization of prosecutorial power continues. That is what dictators do, which is one of the reasons

The dismissal of Erik Siebert sends yet another ominous message about the risks of refusing to do the President’s bidding, and the lengths to which he will go to punish perceived enemies.

Replacements have been named for Erik Siebert, acting U.S. attorney and nominee for Virginia's Eastern District forced out amid pressure to charge a politician.