Overview

• President Donald Trump said "I want him out" in the Oval Office, and Erik Siebert resigned hours later on Friday, according to U.S. media reports.
• Siebert served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, a post that carries independent charging discretion within the Justice Department.
• The Washington Post reported that Siebert recently concluded there was insufficient evidence to bring a fraud case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
• U.S. outlets also reported that Siebert declined to pursue action against former FBI director James Comey, a longtime Trump adversary.
• The episode renewed concerns about political pressure on federal prosecutors, while James plans to appeal the late‑August New York appellate ruling that overturned her large civil judgment against Trump as excessive.