President Donald Trump’s plan to retaliate against New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing a significant setback.

Trump said Friday he wanted to fire a federal prosecutor after he could not find any incriminating evidence that James committed mortgage fraud. But the attorney resigned Friday evening, the Associated Press reports.

The Trump administration told Erik Siebert, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, that the president intends to fire him, ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. Siebert’s last day is reportedly Sept. 19.

Siebert was appointed to an investigation connected to allegations that James falsified bank documents to obtain government-backed assistance, loans and more favorable loan terms.

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