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CBS News
· collected 2026-09-28 · by Sarah N. Lynch, Jacob Rosen
Kurt Olsen, known for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Trump, has resigned from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida at the Justice Department, according to sources cited by CBS News on Monday. Olsen was part of a team investigating what some call a "grand conspiracy" against officials from previous administrations but had faced tensions with senior DOJ officials over case management and progress. His departure follows that of another prosecutor who resigned earlier this month amid similar issues.
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Story summary
Kurt Olsen, a prominent election denier and supporter of former President Donald Trump's false claims about the 2020 election, has resigned from his position at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. This comes weeks after another high-profile ally, Joe diGenova, also stepped down amid tensions over how the case was being handled. The departures deal a significant blow to the Justice Department’s “grand conspiracy” investigation, which had been tasked with probing whether US intelligence and law enforcement officials were part of a years-long plot against Trump. Sources close to the probe indicate that the resignations raise doubts about the future direction and viability of the long-running inquiry in Miami. The departures follow months of uncertainty as prosecutors expressed concerns over the strength of evidence supporting the conspiracy theory.
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Kurt Olsen, an election denier who attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with his departure told CBS News on Monday.
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sources → attempt → Monday
Olsen had been assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, which has so far not resulted in any charges.
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which → assign → charges
CBS News has asked Olsen for comment.
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News → ask → comment
Earlier this month, Joe diGenova, the prosecutor who was tapped by Attorney General Todd Blanche, also resigned amid tensions with senior Justice Department officials over how the cases were being managed and their pace.
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cases → tap → managed
Olsen was previously working out of the White House as a "Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity," the FBI said.
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FBI → work → Security
In 2020, Olsen was an attorney
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the election results.
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Olsen → urge → results
CBS News reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
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News → reach → comment
In 2022, Olsen was subpoenaed by the House Jan. 6 select committee, which was investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election.
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which → subpoena → election
The subpoena alleged that Olsen "contacted various high-level officials at the Department of Justice" at the president's direction to discuss filing challenges to the election results.
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Olsen → allege → results
The committee said Olsen spoke multiple times with Mr. Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Olsen made the Fulton County election case referral to the FBI, prompting agents to execute a search warrant earlier this year.
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Olsen → make → warrant
They seized dozens of boxes of ballots and other materials from the 2020 election, an FBI affidavit revealed.
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affidavit → seize → election
Olsen has also made several other 2020 election-related referrals to the Justice Department, according to a source with direct knowledge.
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CBS News has
that law enforcement veterans have been expressing deep concerns that the Trump Justice Department's criminal investigation into Brennan and others is being systematically stacked with politically motivated personnel who are intent on a partisan indictment.
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Olsen is one of several prosecutors in recent days to leave the team working on the grand conspiracy case, several sources said.
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sources → leave → case
One of those sources, however, said that some of the attorneys who came in from out of state were working there on a temporary basis and that those assignments had come to an end, and those attorneys are returning to their home offices.
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attorneys → say → offices
The Justice Department has since hired two new former prosecutors to join the investigative team, a source added.
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