The Trump administration fired two federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia who voiced opposition to the criminal case against New York Attorney General Letitia James , a high-ranking Justice Department source familiar with the matter told CBS News.

File: NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference at Manhattan Federal Courthouse, Feb. 14, 2025, New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Kristin Bird and Elizabeth Yusi were terminated Friday from their posts as assistant U.S. attorneys in the Eastern District of Virginia's Norfolk office, where James' case is being prosecuted. Yusi , according to her LinkedIn profile, had been an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District since 2010. Bird's LinkedIn profile says that she had worke

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