President Trump has replaced a top prosecutor in Virginia who failed to bring charges against one of his Democrat enemies, ABC reports.
In a social media post, Trump announced that he had fired Erik Siebert, who was the acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Siebert was reportedly struggling to build a mortgage fraud case against New York attorney general Letitia James (D), a longtime foe of Trump.
Trump nominated a White House aide and former defense lawyer, Lindsey Halligan, to take Siebert's place.
In a series of posts, the president praised Halligan as "tough, smart, and loyal," noting she represented him during the infamous raid of Mar-A-Lago.
"What we don’t need is a Democrat Endorsed 'Republican,' I will be nominating Lindsey Halligan to be the United States Attorney in this very important part of our Great Country. She will be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!"
Trump cast Siebert as a pawn of the Democrats, noting he had support from both of Virginia's Democratic senators, Tim Kaine and Mark Warner.
"Today I withdrew the Nomination of Erik Siebert as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, when I was informed that he received the UNUSUALLY STRONG support of the two absolutely terrible, sleazebag Democrat Senators, from the Great State of Virginia,” Trump wrote.
"Next time let him go in as a Democrat, not a Republican."
After Siebert resigned on Friday, Trump said he had forced Siebert out.
"He didn’t quit, I fired him!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Letitia James allegedly listed a Virginia home she bought in 2023 as her "principal residence," the New York Post notes, but there is no evidence she lives there.
James targeted Trump's business empire in a controversial civil fraud case that grabbed headlines during his 2024 campaign. Trump frequently clashed with James and the judge in the case, Arthur Engoron, who handed down a staggering $500 million penalty that was thrown out by an appeals court last month.
In a post on Truth Social over the weekend, Trump complained to attorney general Pam Bondi about the inaction of the Justice Department against James and others. Trump said there is a "GREAT CASE" against James but Siebert, a "woke RINO," refused to do anything.
"Lindsey Halligan is a really good lawyer, and likes you, a lot. We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility," Trump wrote to Bondi.
James denies all wrongdoing.
