Overview

• Erik Siebert confirmed his departure in an email to colleagues after weeks of White House pressure tied to the Letitia James probe.
• Trump publicly said he wanted Siebert “out,” and officials had told the prosecutor he must resign or be fired, according to multiple reports.
• Career prosecutors in Siebert’s office reported they lacked clear evidence that James knowingly committed mortgage fraud in her 2023 Virginia home purchase.
• The inquiry began with an April criminal referral from FHFA Director Bill Pulte; James and her lawyer Abbe Lowell deny wrongdoing and call the effort political retribution.
• Justice Department official Ed Martin drew criticism for urging James to resign and appearing outside her home, as concerns grew about the integrity of prosecutorial decision-making in the high-profile Eastern District of Virginia.