A conservative lawyer said she was wrongly accused of being hired as the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, as the top federal prosecutor in the Virginia office, when her U.S. attorney was kicked out of the turmoil on Friday.
Mary “Maggie” Clear She was appointed as an attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, according to a copy viewed by the Associated Press, in an email to staff Saturday.
She replaced Erik Siebert, who resigned under the impetus of Trump administration officials, demanding criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
“While this appointment was unexpected, I am humble to join you.” Clear Tell employees in an email.
Clear Administration officials will take over an office in a turmoil due to political pressure to accuse James of President Donald Trump of a long-time enemy for crimes. The investigation stems from the so-called paperwork differences between James’ Brooklyn townhouses and Virginia homes.
The Justice Department has spent months investigating but has not filed the charges yet, and there is no indication that prosecutors have managed to reveal any level of evidence of the charges necessary to determine the indictment. James’ attorneys vigorously denied any allegations and described the investigation as political revenge.
In an email to colleagues Friday night, Siebert said he had filed his resignation, but Trump said in a social media post: “He didn’t resign, I fired him!” Trump noted that he had the support of two Democratic Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine in the state, adding: “Next time let him be a Democrat, not a Republican.”
Clear Recently, he recently rejoined the Justice Department as a senior lawyer in the criminal department after working as a prosecutor in the Celpepper Federal Lawyer Office. She also served as deputy secretary of public safety in the administration of Governor Glenn Youngkin, Virginia, and later served in the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares.
Clear Earlier this year, an article from the audience community was written about being misidentified in photos appearing in a congressional venue during the riot on January 6. ClearAt the time, working as a federal attorney in the Western Virginia area, he wrote: “Everyone knows I’m a conservative. This is my resume. I’m leading the local Republican committee. But I didn’t go to the Capitol that day.”
She described being arranged on administrative leave and being interviewed by agents before being cleaned up and returned to work.
“I’ve been a little cautious about sharing my experiences over the past four years, but now, when Donald Trump is president, I feel brave enough to finally tell me that I’m politically targeted, too.” Clear Write.
When the article was published in May, she was interviewing U.S. lawyers in the West Side of Virginia. Clear She said she hopes the job “ends this treatment.”
