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October 21, 2025

Trump Admin Fires Two Prosecutors Who Opposed Criminal Case Against Letitia James
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The Trump administration fired two federal prosecutors in the Eastern
District of Virginia after they voiced opposition to the criminal case
against New York Attorney General Letitia James. That's according to CBS
News, which reports the firings of assistant U.S. attorneys Kristin Bird
and Elizabeth Yusi continue an ongoing purge in the office, after Trump
forced out his hand-picked interim U.S. attorney, Erik Siebert, for
refusing to bring charges against James and former FBI Director James
Comey. Trump replaced Siebert with his personal attorney, Lindsey
Halligan, an insurance lawyer with no prosecutorial experience.

On Monday, lawyers for James Comey asked a federal judge to throw out
criminal charges against him, arguing Halligan was unlawfully installed
as U.S. attorney, a position that requires Senate confirmation. They
also argued Trump's repeated public statements calling for Comey to be
jailed show Comey was the victim of a selective prosecution.


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