Key Facts

• President Trump said he fired U.S. attorney Erik Siebert after learning Siebert had strong support from Virginia's Democratic senators, Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
• Earlier reports suggested that Siebert had resigned, but Trump claimed he was fired.
• Siebert did not pursue a case against New York's attorney general Letitia James related to mortgage fraud.
• James has been a vocal opponent of Trump and previously led a successful civil fraud case against him.
• Siebert was also investigating former FBI director James Comey but chose not to prosecute him.
• The Trump administration has considered using mortgage fraud charges against political adversaries.
• Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte accused Letitia James of falsifying documents to get better loan terms, but no charges were filed.