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2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe

Compiled Nov 6

2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe
2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe · Photo: The Associated Press
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What happened

Jason Reding Quiñones resigned as the top federal prosecutor (U.S. attorney) for the Southern District of Florida in Miami

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The detail

Quiñones had been overseeing the 'grand conspiracy' investigation into foes of President Trump

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The detail

John Eisenberg, the Justice Department's top national security official, also resigned on Friday, per Attorney General Todd Blanche

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The detail

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, who led an overhaul of the Civil Rights Division, announced her departure on Thursday

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Still unresolved

Specific reasons behind Washington officials' frustrations with Quiñones' management were not detailed, only described via anonymous sources

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