Erik Siebert forced out as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia

Date

Sep 19, 2025

Kind

Prosecutor

Legal outcome

Unchallenged

Source

abc7.com ↗

Agency or court

E.D. Va.

What happened

Siebert resigned after Trump officials pressed him to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud although prosecutors had found no clear evidence of wrongdoing; Trump had said publicly that day, "I want him out." He was succeeded by Lindsey Halligan (see the separate Halligan row).

Publisher

ABC News