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'He didn't quit, I fired him': Trump pushes back against claim US attorney resigned
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Erik Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District Attorney who was investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James, has reportedly resigned. President Donald Trump though is claiming that he fired him.
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The U.S. attorney whose office has been investigating mortgage fraud allegations against New York Attorney General Letitia James has been told to resign or be fired. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump intends to fire US Attorney Erik Siebert, who has been under pressure to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
Erik Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District Attorney who was investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James, has reportedly resigned. President Donald Trump though is claiming that he fired him.
Erik Siebert is leaving his position amid a push by Trump administration officials to bring charges against James, a perceived adversary of the president who has successfully sued him for fraud, AP sources said.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is
Erik Siebert resigned after President Trump said he wanted him "out" after a monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to result in criminal charges.
