A senior prosecutor in the U.S. District Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, Elizabeth Yusi, was fired on Friday night for determining that there was no reasonable basis to bring criminal charges against New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who had previously investigated Trump. Her deputy, Kristin Bird, was also removed. James had led multiple investigations and lawsuits against Trump and his family business, one of which directly resulted in a ruling that Trump had committed commercial fraud. Yusi was fired for refusing to comply with Trump's request, becoming the latest in a series of personnel purges within the office. Trump is weakening the independence of the judicial system to target his political opponents. After Yusi's dismissal, Trump personally selected, inexperienced new U.S. District Attorney for the Eastern District, Lindsey Halligan, still filed a lawsuit against James last week, accusing her of mortgage fraud, but professional prosecutors questioned the case.
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