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Daily Mail · collected 2026-11-06 · by Breanne Deppisch

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Two senior Justice Department officials, John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quiñones, have resigned following Republican losses in the midterm elections. These departures follow Harmeet Dhillon’s resignation from her role as head of DOJ's Civil Rights Division. Eisenberg oversaw national security prosecutions, including the case against former National Security Adviser John Bolton, while Quiñones led a significant investigation into figures like former CIA Director John Brennan. The resignations are seen as a response to anticipated aggressive investigations by Democrats who now control both chambers of Congress.
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Jason Reding Quinones, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who oversaw investigations into past criminal probes involving President Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, as announced by Attorney General Todd Blanche on November 6, 2026. Quiñones led a controversial investigation known as the "grand conspiracy" probe, which aimed to charge officials over conduct related to prior investigations of Trump. The resignation comes amid a series of high-profile departures from the Justice Department following Democratic wins in the midterm elections. Quinones had been tasked with investigating whether officials in previous administrations engaged in criminal conduct while overseeing probes of Trump's handling of classified documents and his campaign’s contacts with Russia during the 2016 election.

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Breanne Deppisch
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Then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi look on during a press briefing President Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Quiñones was recently tasked with overseeing a sprawling 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami aimed at investigating former CIA Director John Brennan and other federal officials who probed Trump's actions during his 2016 presidential campaign and first White House term.
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2026-11-06 · Daily Mail
Trump's DOJ mass exodus as two more senior officials quit after midterms blowout · assertive framing

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- Sign up HERE for our weekly DC Insider newsletter - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on Capitol Hill Two senior Justice Department officials resigned on Friday, adding to a growing list of prosecutors who have stepped down in the days following the GOP wipeout in the midterm elections. asserted
who → sign → elections
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that he had accepted resignations from John Eisenberg, the assistant attorney general of DOJ's National Security Division (NSD), and from US Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, the lead federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida. asserted
he → say → Florida
The new departures come one day after Harmeet Dhillon, the head of DOJ's Civil Rights Division, also quit. asserted
Dhillon → come → Division
After Democrats overwhelmingly captured the House and Senate on Tuesday, they have promised to aggressively investigate the Trump administration. asserted
they → capture → administration
Eisenberg had served a legal adviser on Trump's National Security Council during his first term, before Trump tapped him last February to head up NSD. asserted
Trump → serve → NSD
In his capacity at DOJ, Eisenberg oversaw prosecutions of cybercrime, terrorism and espionage cases, and surveillance cases. asserted
Eisenberg → oversee → cybercrime
Eisenberg, and his office, played a role in the prosecution of Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton, who pleaded guilty in June to a single felony count of retaining national defense information. asserted
who → play → information
Blanche credited Eisenberg on Friday with strengthening national security during his tenure at DOJ, and bolstering the nation's ability to address threats 'both foreign and domestic. asserted
Blanche → credit → threats
Then-Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and then-Attorney General Pam Bondi look on during a press briefing President Trump, FBI Director Kash Patel Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Quiñones was recently tasked with overseeing a sprawling 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami aimed at investigating former CIA Director John Brennan and other federal officials who probed Trump's actions during his 2016 presidential campaign and first White House term. asserted
who → look → campaign
'We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combating violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime,' Blanche said in a statement. asserted
Blanche → combat → statement
The special counsel investigation appears to have faltered in recent months due to a wave of high-profile investigations and a lack of evidence needed to bring cases against the individuals in question. asserted
investigation → appear → question
Trump's decision to fire former Attorney General Pam Bondi in April was due in part to her failure to move more forcefully to advance the so-called 'grand conspiracy' probe, prompting Trump to install Blanche instead. asserted
decision → fire → Blanche
This is a developing news story. asserted
This → develop → ?
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