WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A former federal prosecutor who once claimed former President Joe Biden’s administration targeted her for being conservative told colleagues in an email on Saturday that she has been named to replace a top prosecutor who resigned on Friday after President Donald Trump had said he wanted him out.

In an internal email seen by Reuters, Mary “Maggie” Cleary told attorneys she has been “unexpectedly” tapped to be acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. She did not immediately respond to an email from Reuters seeking comment.

Erik Siebert, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, resigned from his post on Friday after the administration told him Trump was frustrated his office had not yet brought criminal mortgage fraud charges against

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