Prosecutor Maggie Cleary has been removed from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, a source confirmed to CBS News, the latest sign of upheaval in a high-profile Justice Department outpost that is overseeing charges against two Trump foes.

A former state prosecutor, Cleary briefly led the Eastern District of Virginia last month, shortly after former acting U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert resigned . Cleary told staff that she was Siebert's replacement, but days later, former White House aide and Trump personal lawyer Lindsey Halligan was sworn in as interim U.S. attorney, effectively taking over control of the office.

It's unclear if Cleary was removed from the Justice Department altogether or if she was reassigned to a different role. She served as first as

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