Kurt Olsen, Key Trump 2020 Election Denier, Departs Justice Department
- On Monday, Kurt Olsen resigned from the Justice Department, exiting his position in the Southern District of Florida where he was investigating a so-called "grand conspiracy" targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials.
- Previously, Olsen served as a "Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity" at the White House, gaining prominence as an election denier who attempted to overturn 2020 results.
- The "grand conspiracy" investigation pursues an ill-defined right-wing theory of a plot against President Trump, yet has produced no criminal charges since its inception.
- Joe DiGenova's resignation last month preceded Olsen's departure, reflecting ongoing turmoil within the investigation team as prosecutors continue pursuing the case in fits and starts.
- Internal investigators and legal observers have expressed concerns about the case's strength, with the investigation struggling to find evidence supporting the theory against Brennan and other former officials.
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Trump ‘Grand Conspiracy’ DOJ Probe Hit by Exits
By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | LGBT Politics USA WASHINGTON, D.C. — (September 28, 2026) — The Justice Department investigation examining an alleged years-long conspiracy against President Donald Trump has been hit by another significant departure, with Trump ally Kurt Olsen resigning from the department as questions intensify over the direction and staffing of [...]
Second prosecutor resigns from Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe
A second high profile prosecutor in Trump’s grand conspiracy Justice Department probe into whether former government officials conspired against him has abruptly resigned from his post. Kurt Olsen was one of the biggest backers of the 2020 rigged elections claims that Trump has championed for years.
Trump Loyalist, Several Prosecutors Exit DOJ’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Probe
Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images Kurt Olsen, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, and several other prosecutors have left the Justice Department team investigating the so-called “grand conspiracy” against Trump, throwing the future of the sprawling probe into even more uncertainty. Olsen resigned from the department after working with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida on the investigation. The probe has ex…
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Kurt Olsen, key Trump 2020 election denier, departs Justice Department
By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who aided President Donald Trump’s 2020 election reversal schemes before joining his second administration, left the Justice Department Monday, a person familiar with the departure told CNN. Olsen – a key election denier – spent the last several months working for the department’s
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