Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are concerned that the acting U.S. attorney could be removed for failing to prosecute New York Attorney General Letitia James for mortgage fraud, multiple sources say.

The U.S. attorney for the district, Eric Siebert, has been serving as the acting top prosecutor since January and was nominated in May by President Trump for the post. But Siebert has not yet been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Just last week, the Senate moved to add a vote on Siebert to its calendar.

An all-staff meeting was held Friday, but no terminations were announced, according to sources.

The Justice Department hasn't responded to a request for comment.

A defense attorney for James declined to comment.

In April, a Trump ally referred James for federal crimina

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