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Attorney General Todd Blanche has announced that Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has resigned from his position. This follows Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's resignation earlier in the week and is part of a broader trend of departures anticipated after Republicans' poor performance in recent midterm elections. Blanche praised Quiñones for his work on combating violent crime and drug trafficking, among other issues.
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U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, who led a controversial probe targeting President Donald Trump's opponents, has resigned from his post at the Justice Department, according to Attorney General Todd Blanche. Quiñones was responsible for investigating whether officials in previous administrations engaged in criminal conduct during probes of Trump’s handling of classified documents and his campaign’s contacts with Russia. His departure follows a series of high-level resignations after significant Republican losses in recent midterm elections. In addition to overseeing the so-called "grand conspiracy" investigation, Quiñones had indicted Raul Castro, the former Cuban president, among other major cases in the Southern District of Florida.

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AG Todd Blanche confirms resignation of DOJ prosecutor U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans.
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Jason PERSON · 2× Jason Reding Quiñones PERSON · 2× Republicans NORP · 2× Todd Blanche PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× the Southern District of Florida GPE · 2× DOJ ORG · 1× Harmeet Dhillon PERSON · 1× Raúl Castro PERSON · 1× the Department of Justice ORG · 1×

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Jason has served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country," Blanche posted on X. Post-midterm departures are not atypical and the administration is expected to rearrange many senior-level staff, though few definitive changes have thus far become public.
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AG Todd Blanche confirms resignation of DOJ prosecutor U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans.
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AG Todd Blanche confirms resignation of DOJ prosecutor U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans. asserted
what → confirm → Republicans
Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday announced another departure from the Department of Justice, following the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon this week. asserted
Blanche → announce → Dhillon
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans. " asserted
what → leave → Republicans
We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro. asserted
We → combat → Castro
Jason has served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country," Blanche posted on X. Post-midterm departures are not atypical and the administration is expected to rearrange many senior-level staff, though few definitive changes have thus far become public. asserted
changes → serve → staff
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