DOJ fires 2 prosecutors who opposed charges against N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James
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.
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 worked in the office since 2019 and was the deputy chief of the Narcotics and Violent Crime Unit. Her profile now says she’s in the private sector.
These firings continue an ongoing purge in the office, after the ouster of Erik Siebert, the former interim U.S. attorney who did not bring cases against James or former FBI Director James Comey.
The Justice Department declined to comment.
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