Overview

• Trump used a weekend Truth Social post to urge Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue cases against James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff and New York Attorney General Letitia James, declaring that “justice must be served, now.”
• Erik Siebert, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, exited after resisting pressure to charge Letitia James; Trump said he fired him even as career prosecutors reportedly found insufficient evidence.
• Trump named Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide and his former defense lawyer with no prosecutorial experience, as his choice to lead the Virginia office, a position that requires Senate confirmation.
• Politico reported that Bondi installed Mary “Maggie” Cleary as acting U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia following Siebert’s departure.
• Legal experts say Trump’s public directives could invite selective-prosecution claims and judicial skepticism, while the White House calls the push accountability and Letitia James’ team dismisses the allegations as political revenge.