Erik Siebert, then the interim US Attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, speaks during a news conference in Manassas, Virginia, on March 27, 2025. Alongside him are Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Rod Lamkey/AP/File

President Donald Trump intends to fire US Attorney Erik Siebert, who has been under pressure to charge New York Attorney General Letitia James with mortgage fraud, two sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.

It is not immediately clear if Siebert has been informed. James, who won a business fraud case against Trump and his company, has been a target of the president ever since. Trump has privately and angrily complained about James even months into taking office, multiple sources familiar with the conversations told CNN.

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