ERik Siebert is not going to be the subsequent federal prosecutor in Virginia. Donald Trump stated on Saturday September 20, stated he had taken off his appointment. “Today, I withdrew the appointment of Erik Siebert as a federal prosecutor for the East district of Virginia, after being informed that he had exceptionally strong support” from two Democratic senators, “said the US president on his Truth Social application.
Erik Siebert, who was responsible for supervising a criminal investigation for mortgage fraud targeting the New York general prosecutor, Letitia James, had resigned the day before. “Tonight, I introduced my resignation as an appearing federal prosecutor,” he wrote. “Over the past eight months, I have had the pleasure of directing the best and most exceptional employees of the Ministry of Justice, who are deeply careful about our nation and our community. Thank you for the lessons you taught me, the sacrifices you have made and the quest for justice you devote to every day, ”he added.
A version refuted by Donald Trump, who had asked for his dismissal, according to Reuters, who quotes an internal email and a person close to the file. “He didn’t resign, I dismissed him,” also assured the tenant of the White House.
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Erik Siebert was first appointed acting federal prosecutor in January, then appointed by the District Federal Court for the District is Virginia after the expiration of his temporary mandate. Donald Trump had also already offered it to be confirmed by the US Senate, controlled by the Republicans.
In addition to the survey on mortgage fraud targeting Letitia James, the office of Erik Siebert also participated in another criminal investigation into the former director of the FBI James Comey, linked to the investigations carried out by the agency on Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
But Erik Siebert said the evidence in both cases was low and that it would be difficult to charge them, said anonymous sources.
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A position that did not please Donald Trump, who tries to serve the Ministry of Justice of civil servants deemed unfair, while he uses American government agencies to target his political rivals.
James Comey is one of the three officials at least subject to surveys for mortgage fraud, with the American senator Adam Schiff, of California, and the governor of the Federal Reserve Lisa Cook, which Donald Trump tried to dismiss. All three denied having committed reprehensible acts.
Donald Trump repeatedly complained about James Comey, who brought a civil action for fraud against him which ended in a fine of half a billion dollars. A New York judge in charge of the case concluded that Donald Trump and his family business have fraudulently inflated the value of his assets, although a New York Court of appeal canceled this fine last month while maintaining the accusation of fraud against him.
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The investigation into James Comey was launched by the director of the Federal Housing Financing Agency, Bill Pulte, who stated he had falsely declared that his home in Norfolk, Virginia, was his major residence to be able to get hold of a extra favorable rate of interest on a mortgage mortgage. Bill Pulte additionally stated that James Comey could have given an inaccurate description of his Brooklyn home.
Legal consultants and an individual near the Ministry of Justice stated that the proof was weak and unlikely to result in legal proceedings.
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