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Three senior Justice Department leaders quit in the week after the midterms
November 7, 2026
CNN reports that with Democrats now poised to have oversight control and launch investigations, some top Justice Department officials believe the firebrands inside the Justice Department could be more of a liability.
CNN reports that John Eisenberg, who led the department’s National Security Division, also announced his resignation November 6, and Harmeet Dhillon left her post as the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Thursday.
CNN reports that with Democrats now poised to have oversight control and launch investigations, some top Justice Department officials believe the firebrands inside the Justice Department could be more of a liability.
CNN reports that John Eisenberg, who led the department’s National Security Division, also announced his resignation November 6, and Harmeet Dhillon left her post as the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division on Thursday. On Friday, John Eisenberg, the assistant attorney general in charge of the DOJ’s national security division, also submitted his resignation, according to Blanche, Al Jazeera reports. According to USA Today, John Eisenberg, the assistant attorney general leading the DOJ's National Security Division, is also leaving the department, Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed on social media.
CNN reports that the turnover at the Justice Department had been expected for weeks for a variety of reasons. CNN reports that Quiñones was behind the effort to use a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, to pursue investigations of former government officials who were involved in probes of Trump and his campaign from 2016 to 2024. Joe diGenova, who worked under Reding Quiñones in the Southern District of Florida, resigned in September, and blamed officials from Justice Department headquarters with stepping in and trying to take over the investigation, NBC News reports. Other justice department officials have also since resigned amid the major post-midterm personnel shakeup, including John Eisenberg, the assistant attorney general for national security, as well as Jason Reding Quiñones, a key attorney that led inquiries into Trump’s rivals, The Guardian reports. US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Reding Quinones, submitted his resignation on November 6, according to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Al Jazeera reports. According to USA Today, Jason Reding Quiñones, the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the prosecutorial office that has been running a probe dubbed the "grand conspiracy" investigation into people who investigated President Donald Trump, said in a social media post that he submitted his resignation Friday, November 6.
According to Al Jazeera, Blanche said, “We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raul Castro”.
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CNN reports that the turnover at the Justice Department had been expected for weeks for a variety of reasons. CNN reports that Quiñones was behind the effort to use a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, to pursue investigations of former government officials who were involved in probes of Trump and his campaign from 2016 to 2024. Joe diGenova, who worked under Reding Quiñones in the Southern District of Florida, resigned in September, and blamed officials from Justice Department headquarters with stepping in and trying to take over the investigation, NBC News reports.
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- CNN — Three Justice Department officials, including man behind Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe, resign since brutal midterm losses
- NBC News — Trump DOJ appointee who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump foes resigns
- The Guardian — Susie Wiles exits White House as Trump ousts another woman from key role - The Guardian
- Al Jazeera — US prosecutor who led Trump-backed election probe exits Justice Department - Al Jazeera
- USA Today — Three DOJ officials resign following Democratic midterm blowout
- The New York Times — U.S. Attorney Who Oversaw Centerpiece of Trump’s Revenge Campaign Resigns - The New York Times
- The Atlantic — Harmeet Dhillon’s Tenure of Destruction - The Atlantic
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