US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James in mortgage fraud case has resigned

Erik The replacement of Siebert as U.S. attorney for the prestigious Eastern District of Virginia office comes amid a push by Trump administration officials to indict James, a perceived adversary of the president who has successfully sued him for fraud. President Donald Trump told reporters in the The administration's effort to oust him from the job represents a further erosion of norms meant to insulate the Justice Department from It was not immediately clear Friday afternoon who would replace Siebert, ...