Overview

• President Trump publicly pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute Letitia James, James Comey and Adam Schiff, declaring on Truth Social that “justice must be served, now.”
• Several senior officials at the Justice Department and the White House were reportedly blindsided by the public message directed to Bondi, according to Rolling Stone.
• Trump said he fired Eastern District of Virginia U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert after Siebert declined to charge James; Siebert’s departure was described as a resignation in earlier reports, a point Trump disputed.
• Trump announced he will nominate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, to lead the Eastern District of Virginia; separate reports say Maggie Cleary was named acting head in the interim.
• Despite referrals and a special prosecutor’s efforts, Bondi’s DOJ has not filed charges against Trump’s named targets, drawing sharp criticism from Democrats and legal experts who warn of politicized prosecutions.