Overview

• In a Truth Social post addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi, President Trump urged immediate prosecutions of James Comey, Adam Schiff, and Letitia James, writing, “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW.”
• Erik Siebert left his role as U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia after pressure tied to the Letitia James inquiry, which sources say has produced no clear evidence of mortgage fraud.
• Trump announced he would nominate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer and current White House aide with no prosecutorial experience, to run the Eastern District of Virginia office.
• Senior Justice Department and White House officials were taken by surprise by Trump’s public directive to Bondi, according to multiple reports.
• Reactions split along political lines, with Chuck Schumer calling the push a step toward dictatorship, Chris Christie warning it undermines the justice system, and Sen. Markwayne Mullin defending Trump’s public stance.