President Trump claimed the U.S. attorney in Virginia who didn't pursue a case against New York's attorney general Letitia James was fired following earlier reports he resigned.

Why it matters: Trump has a history of demanding Justice Department officials target his personal political enemies, but the president provided a different, unrelated rationale for Erik Siebert's ouster.

What he's saying: Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late Friday that he withdrew Seibert's nomination when he "was informed that he received the UNUSUALLY STRONG support" of the two Democratic senators from Virginia. • The president was referring to that fact that Siebert was backed by Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine of Virginia. • "He didn't quit, I fired him! Next time let him go in as a Democra

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