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President Donald Trump The nominated White House aide Lindsey Halligan, the top federal attorney in eastern Virginia, was kicked out on Friday.
exist Truth Social Trump has been on the legal track for years at the post office that announced the nomination.
“[Halligan] Trump wrote:
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Presidential Special Assistant Lindsey Halligan spoke with a reporter outside the White House on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Halligan was one of Trump’s lawyers to keep confidential documents after the FBI attacked Mar-a-Lago. She was recently invited to participate in the White House efforts to remove what the administration considers to be the Smithsonian Museum’s “anti-American ideology.”
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The nomination will put Harrigan in charge of political pressure from political officials to criminally accusing Trump’s long-time enemy, New York Attorney General Letitia James, in a mortgage fraud investigation.
Erik Siebert, interim prosecutor of Eastern Virginia, said he resigned from his potential role, even though President Donald Trump said he was “fired.” (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Erik Siebert, once the office’s top attorney, resigned Friday from allegations in the investigation, driven by Trump administration officials, stemming from allegations of paperwork differences in James Brooklyn townhouse and a Virginia Home.
New York Attorney General Letitia James spoke at a press conference on February 14, 2025 at the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at the Manhattan Federal Court Building in New York City. (Michael San Diego)
James’ attorneys vigorously denied any allegations and described the investigation as political revenge.
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Zibert said in an email to colleagues Friday night that 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: “Let him be a Democrat next time, not a Republican.”
