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Florida U.S. attorney Jason Reding Quiñones resigns amid grand conspiracy probe

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Jason Reding Quiñones' resignation, a day after another Justice Department departure.

Published Nov 6, 2026 · 17:51 UTC8 reports

The short version

  • Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, resigned Friday, and Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departure.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • The Fort Pierce-based investigation is probing whether former intelligence officials under two Democratic administrations conspired to keep Trump out of office.[CBS News]
  • The probe has generated extensive grand jury activity but has not produced charges establishing the alleged overarching conspiracy.[CBS News]
  • The resignation follows Harmeet Dhillon's departure a day earlier and Joe diGenova's September exit, which was reportedly tied to disagreements over the investigation's management.[CBS News · NBC News]

Key facts

  • Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, resigned on Friday.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the resignation in a post on X.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • Quiñones thanked President Trump for the opportunity in a social media post.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • The investigation, based in Fort Pierce, is probing whether former intelligence officials under two Democratic administrations conspired to keep Trump out of office.[CBS News]
  • The investigation has generated extensive grand jury activity but has yet to produce charges establishing the alleged overarching conspiracy.[CBS News]
  • Joe diGenova resigned from his role in September, and reporting describes disagreements with the Deputy Attorney General's Office over management of the investigation.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • Quiñones' resignation came a day after the Justice Department announced the departure of Harmeet Dhillon, head of the Civil Rights Division.[CBS News]

What remains uncertain

  • The cited reporting does not state why Quiñones resigned, and no explanation from him or the Justice Department appears in the evidence.[CBS News · NBC News]
  • Accounts of diGenova's September exit come from reporting that attributes disagreements to the Deputy Attorney General's Office and blame to headquarters officials; these accounts are not independently verified in the cited reporting.[CBS News · NBC News]

Sources

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