Trump Fires US Prosecutor For Refusing To Charge Adversaries
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that he had “fired” a federal prosecutor, Erik Siebert, after reports emerged that he resisted pressure to pursue cases against two of the president’s political adversaries.
Siebert, who served as US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, had earlier informed his staff of his resignation in an email on Friday, according to US media reports.
The New York Times reported that Siebert was pressed to prosecute former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, but he declined, citing insufficient evidence.
Trump, however, insisted the prosecutor did not quit voluntarily. On his Truth Social platform, he wrote, “Today I withdrew the Nomination of Erik Siebert as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, when I was informed that he received the UNUSUALLY STRONG support of the two absolutely terrible, sleazebag Democrat Senators, from the Great State of Virginia. He didn’t quit, I fired him!”
The president also told reporters at the Oval Office, “I want him out.”
Officials familiar with the matter told the Washington Post that Siebert had informed Justice Department leadership he would not prosecute Comey for allegedly lying to Congress and would not bring mortgage fraud charges against Letitia James.
Comey, fired by Trump in 2017 while investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election, has remained a vocal critic of the president. James, on her part, led a $464 million civil case accusing Trump of inflating his assets to secure favourable loans and insurance terms.
Trump, when asked about the case against James, said, “It looks to me like she’s really guilty of something, but I really don’t know.”
Siebert, a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and former Washington police officer, oversaw about 300 prosecutors in a district often responsible for high-profile national security cases.
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