U .S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned his position Friday amid pressure from Trump administration officials to bring a criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James.

A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James has not resulted in criminal charges is resigning under pressure from the Trump administration.

Trump criticizes Siebert for declining to pursue charges against Letitia James in potential government overreach

Erik Siebert, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, submitted his resignation on Friday. Shortly beforehand, Trump told reporters he wanted Siebert “out” because he learned that Virginia’s Democratic senators supported his nomination earlier this year.

US Attorney Erik Siebert told his staff Friday he will be stepping down, according to a person familiar with the matter, after facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud.

US Attorney Erik Siebert was nominated to the post in the Eastern District of Virginia by President Trump back in May.

A Trump-appointed judge is soliciting applications for Delaware’s US attorney, preempting the Trump administration’s selection of a permanent candidate and prompting rebuke from Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

Erik Siebert, who has served as the top federal prosecutor since January, has been told to resign or face termination, according to the Associated Press.

President Trump is expected to fire the U.S. attorney in Eastern Virginia after he was unable to find evidence of mortgage fraud against NY AG Letitia James, sources say.

Acting US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said in court documents filed Friday that he’s qualified to prosecute cases as a valid acting US attorney.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has denied a Blair County judge’s orders seeking Luigi Mangione’s release into the custody of local law enforcement for pre-trial litigation in November,