Overview

• In a Truth Social post addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Trump urged swift prosecutions of James Comey, Adam Schiff and Letitia James, writing, “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”
• U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned after declining to bring charges in the Letitia James mortgage inquiry, which sources said had not produced clear evidence of criminal conduct; Trump claimed he fired him.
• Within hours, Trump announced Lindsey Halligan as his nominee to lead the Eastern District of Virginia, the office handling the James matter, after a post that he deleted and reposted appeared to double as a private directive.
• Several senior officials at the Justice Department and the White House were reportedly blindsided by the president’s public push, even as Trump later said Bondi was “doing a GREAT job.”
• Reactions split along party lines, with Democrats including Sen. Chuck Schumer warning of abuse of power, Sen. Rand Paul criticizing any turn toward “lawfare,” and Sen. Markwayne Mullin defending calls to “look into” Trump’s opponents; separate reporting alleges an undercover FBI probe of Tom Homan was stalled or closed after Trump returned to office.