Trump Says He Withdraws Nomination of Federal Prosecutor Investigating Letitia James Case

‘He didn’t quit, I fired him,’ President Donald Trump said of federal prosecutor Erik Siebert.

Erik Siebert, interim U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, speaks as Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (L) listen during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field Office in Manassas, Va., on March 27, 2025. Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo

President Donald Trump said on Sept. 19 that he had withdrawn the nomination of Erik Siebert to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Siebert is currently serving as interim for the role. He has been leading the probe into New York Attorney General Letitia James’s mortgage fraud case, but his office did not find “incriminating evidence” to bring charges, according to a joint statement by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.).