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U.S. attorney resigns under pressure from Trump to charge N.Y. AG Letitia James

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Erik Siebert, then interim U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, speaks at a news conference on March 27 at an FBI field office in Manassas, Va. Siebert resigned Friday after President Trump said he wanted him "out" after the U.S. attorney

Erik Siebert resigned after President Trump said he wanted him “out” after a monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James failed to result in criminal charges.

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