"It is, no doubt, terrible that EDVA US Attorney Erik Siebert was forced out yesterday because he refused to charge Tish James with fraud when there’s little evidence she engaged in mortgage fraud. But there are aspects of the firing that make it epically incompetent and, like the quid pro quo with Eric Adams and the effort to send hundreds of men to a concentration camp beforehand, may backfire going forward: Trump Can't Even Weaponize DOJ Competently - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/20/trump-cant-even-weaponize-doj-competently/