Three senior Justice Department officials have resigned in the days since the midterm elections, including the federal prosecutor who led the department’s sprawling investigation into President Donald Trump’s political foes.
Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departures on social media on Friday. Jason Reding Quiñones, the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, stepped down along with John Eisenberg, who led the National Security Division. Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division, left her post on Thursday.
Quiñones ran the office behind the so-called “grand conspiracy” probe, which examined whether officials from earlier administrations conspired against Trump during investigations into his 2016 campaign and his handling of classified documents. The investigation produced no criminal prosecutions despite dozens of subpoenas over the past year. The prosecutor tapped to lead it, Joseph diGenova, resigned in September.
Quiñones resigned under pressure from department leadership, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. His office also secured the indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro earlier this year.
Reuters reported that it is not clear why Quiñones or Eisenberg resigned. Yara Klukas, the first assistant US attorney in the Southern District of Florida, will take over the Miami office in an acting capacity, according to a person familiar with the matter cited by Bloomberg Tax.
Source: CNN
