President Donald Trump escalated tensions inside his own administration this week, publicly airing frustrations with Attorney General Pam Bondi while simultaneously moving to reshape federal prosecutorial leadership in Virginia.

In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump shared what appeared to be a private message he had sent to Bondi, accusing her of being “all talk, no action” and demanding results in prosecuting figures he described as political enemies.

He listed former FBI Director James Comey, Senator Adam Schiff of California, and New York Attorney General Letitia James, writing, “they’re all guilty as hell.”

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“We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” Trump told Bondi in the now-deleted message.

Much of Trump’s anger focused on Erik Siebert, the outgoing U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Siebert had declined to pursue charges against James for alleged mortgage fraud, citing insufficient evidence, and did not bring a case against Comey after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused the former FBI chief of threatening Trump in a social media post.

Siebert resigned last week, though Trump claimed in his Truth Social post that the prosecutor was fired.

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“He even lied to the media and said he quit, and that we had no case. No, I fired him, and there is a GREAT CASE, and many lawyers, and legal pundits, say so,” Trump wrote.

President Trump just posted what appears to be a text message he sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi, telling her the lack of arrests and accountability for Deep State Trump haters is “killing our reputation and credibility”.

He is urging her to take action.

Now it’s public. pic.twitter.com/PxdA9kY7nF

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 20, 2025

Trump proposed Lindsey Halligan, a member of the White House counsel’s office, as Siebert’s replacement.

Halligan has defended Trump in several high-profile cases, including the classified documents investigation. In a follow-up post made roughly thirty minutes later, Trump confirmed he intends to nominate Halligan as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Describing Siebert as a “Democrat Endorsed ‘Republican,’” Trump said Halligan would “be Fair, Smart, and will provide, desperately needed, JUSTICE FOR ALL!”

He also softened his tone toward Bondi, adding that she is “doing a GREAT job.”

Bondi, who served as Florida’s attorney general from 2011 to 2019, was appointed as the nation’s top prosecutor with a mandate to aggressively pursue accountability against officials Trump accused of running partisan investigations.

Her standing was already under scrutiny following controversies tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case.

Trump has long targeted Comey, Schiff, and James. He dismissed Comey as FBI director in 2017 while the bureau was investigating alleged Russian election interference, which Trump has consistently called a hoax.

Schiff led the House impeachment inquiry in 2019 over Trump’s handling of aid to Ukraine.

James brought the 2022 civil fraud trial against the Trump Organization, which resulted in a $454 million judgment currently under appeal.

Halligan has represented Trump for years. In August 2024, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump, ruling Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s appointment unconstitutional.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals formally dismissed the case in February 2025, ending the matter.

Halligan has also been involved in Trump’s cultural reviews, including a recent assessment of Smithsonian exhibits.

In an August interview with Fox News, she argued that slavery was “overemphasized” at the Washington, D.C. museum.

“The fact our country was involved in slavery is awful — no one thinks otherwise,” she said.

“But what I saw when I was going through the museum, personally, was an overemphasis on slavery, and I think there should be more of an overemphasis on how far we’ve come since slavery.”

“There’s a lot of history to our country, both positive and negative, but we need to keep moving forward. We can’t just keep focusing on the negative — all that does is divide us,” she added.

While Trump has announced his intention to nominate Halligan, Bondi has reportedly tapped Mary “Maggie” Cleary as acting U.S. attorney in the interim.

Cleary, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Virginia, was investigated over an allegation that she was present at the January 6 Capitol incident.

She was placed on administrative leave but later cleared after an internal review.

If confirmed, Halligan would oversee one of the country’s most influential federal prosecutor’s offices.

With Republicans holding a 53-seat Senate majority, her confirmation is expected to move forward.

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