Trump changes tune on Virginia US attorney nominee who would oversee Letitia James mortgage case

President Donald Trump on Friday signaled that he changed his mind on the man he nominated to serve as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after the man received support from the state's two Democratic senators.

Trump nominated Erik Siebert for the post in May. Seibert would be responsible for weighing whether to pursue mortgage fraud claims against New York Attorney General Letitia James if confirmed by the Senate. 

Virginia Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have both signed off on the confirmation, which has been stalled over conflict between the two political parties in the Senate. Democrats have been using roadblocks to stall most confirmations. 

“I want him out,” the president told reporters of Siebert, while taking questions in the Oval Office. “When I saw that he got two senators, two gentlemen that are bad news, as far as I’m concerned, when I saw that he got approved by these two men, I said, ‘Pull him,’ because he can’t be any good."

The federal government's main housing loan agency accused James of committing mortgage fraud by listing two homes as primary residences, including a property in Virginia. James has denied any wrongdoing and her office has since said that James' niece lives at the Virginia residence.

Critics have accused investigations into allegations that James committed mortgage fraud of being politically motivated, because of James' history of battling the Trump administration.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.