2 top DOJ officials resign, including assistant attorney general for national security
Three officials resigned in two days, and 75% of National Security staff have departed since January, according to department officials citing internal management disputes.
- John Eisenberg, Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division, and Jason Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, have both submitted their resignations following the midterm elections.
- Eisenberg led the division handling espionage, terrorism, and leak investigations, including the high-profile prosecution of former National Security Adviser John Bolton over classified material retention.
- Quiñones had been overseeing high-profile matters out of South Florida, including prosecutions targeting foreign leaders like former Cuban President Raúl Castro and inquiries involving former CIA Director John Brennan.
- Their resignations immediately follow the departure of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who stepped down as head of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division on Thursday.
- The sudden wave of high-profile departures signals significant administrative friction and restructuring at the Department of Justice following the Democratic congressional victory.
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Three Justice Department officials resign following midterms
Harmeet Dhillon wanted to resign since October, but waited for the interim elections. The federal prosecutor who was investigating the people Donald Trump accused of conspiracy also left office.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche has accepted the resignations of several high-ranking officials, including his deputy for civil rights and a prosecutor in charge of an investigation into personalities accused by President Donald Trump of conspiracy against him, reports Agerpres quoting AFP. Blanche, former Donald Trump's personal lawyer, announced...
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