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Miami Prosecutor Leading Probe of Trump Foes Resigns
Jason Reding Quiñones, the top federal prosecutor in South Florida, resigned from the Justice Department on Friday.
- August 2025: the probe of ex-Obama officials began.
- Subpoenas went to John Brennan, James Clapper and James Comey.
- Sept. 10: Joe diGenova stepped down as head of the investigation.
- The probe has not produced indictments.
Why it matters: Quiñones' exit leaves a high-profile probe of Trump's past investigators without the prosecutor tapped to oversee it. It follows diGenova's departure two months earlier.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche praised his work on violent crime and trafficking cases.
- Blanche cited the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro.
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21 sources · 26 articles · 48% Left coverage
Where they split: Coverage differs on whether the probe stalled from weak leadership or from a lack of evidence.
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CTV News50mU.S. prosecutor who oversaw probes into past Trump investigations resignsThe Hill2hTop prosecutor in office that housed Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe resigns from DOJWFLA News Channel 82hFlorida prosecutor in office that housed Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe resigns from DOJWKBN Youngstown2hTop prosecutor in office that housed Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe resigns from DOJ
Left coverage, 10 sources: The left sees a Trump ally leaving after a tumultuous tenure leading a probe of Trump's adversaries that yielded no charges.
Political Wire2hTrump Ally Resigns as Miami’s Top ProsecutorRaw Story21mDOJ resignations snowball as national security chief who drove Trump ‘bonkers’ quitsABC News2hUS attorney tasked with leading probe into Trump's foes resigns from DOJAl Jazeera21mUS prosecutor who led Trump-backed election probe exits Justice DepartmentCBS News2hTop DOJ official resigns amid questions surrounding "grand conspiracy" probeCNN2hUS attorney overseeing Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe into foes resignsNBC News1hTrump DOJ appointee who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump foes resignsThe Independent2hArchitect of Donald Trump's aggressive Cuba crackdown abruptly steps down as Miami US attorneyThe New Republic1hTwo Top Justice Department Officials Jump Ship on the Same DayThe New York Times51mU.S. Attorney Who Oversaw Centerpiece of Trump’s Revenge Campaign Resigns
Right coverage, 7 sources: The right sees the departure of a prosecutor leading an investigation of an alleged grand conspiracy that people familiar with it say lost steam.
New York Post2hTop prosecutor Jason Reding Quiñones, tapped for Russiagate 'conspiracy' probe, quits DOJJust the News17hTop prosecutor in office that carried out Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe resigns from DOJThe Epoch Times17hUS Attorney for Southern Florida Submits ResignationConservative Treehouse1hU.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jason Quinones, Resigns Effective Immediately - The Last RefugeOutKick1hDOJ shake-up continues with head of national security division, US attorney in Miami resigningThe Gateway Pundit52mBREAKING: Two More DOJ Officials Abruptly Resign – Including Top Prosecutor Spearheading Russiagate Case Against John Brennan * The Gateway Pundit * by Cristina LailaWashington Examiner1hProsecutor overseeing Trump conspiracy investigation resigns
What’s next: No successor for Quiñones or for leadership of the probe has been announced.
- Why did Quiñones resign?
- Will the probe continue, and under whom?
- Will the probe produce any indictments?
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