Lindsey Halligan, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, has fired two top lawyers in the office who resisted an effort to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James , sources familiar with the matter confirmed to ABC News. Elizabeth Yusi, the top criminal prosecutor for the Norfolk office, and her deputy Kristin Bird were informed of their removals Friday -- marking the latest firings in one of the most important federal prosecutorial offices in the country that oversees sensitive national security and terrorism cases. Sources familiar with the matter said their firings were tied to their resistance to bringing charges against James. Halligan was appointed to the Virginia office last month to replace an official who had defied demands to prosecute Presi

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