The Brief Erik Siebert, a U.S. attorney for Virginia, is no longer in the position. While multiple reports claim Siebert resigned from the position, President Donald Trump claims that he fired Siebert. Siebert was investigating New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgagePresident Donald Trump is pushing back against claims that a U.S. attorney in Virginia who was leading an investigation into the New York Attorney General stepped down Friday, claiming instead that he fired him. In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump told reporters that he wanted Siebert "out" of the role. But in a Truth Social post early Saturday morning, Trump refuted claims that Siebert resigned, saying "he didn't quit, I fired him!"