Top South Florida Prosecutor Quits Amid 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe
Jason Reding Quinones, former U.S. Attorney, resigned Friday after overseeing a probe into alleged collusion against former President Donald Trump.
For many voters, the sudden resignation of Jason Reding Quinones, the top federal prosecutor in South Florida, on Friday signals a troubling turn.
Quinones’s office had been overseeing an investigation into whether former intelligence and law‑enforcement officials conspired against former President Donald Trump, a probe that looks at federal officials involved in prior Trump investigations.
He submitted his resignation to the Attorney General, and the case has even been labeled a 'grand conspiracy' by sources.
According to NBC News, Donald Trump appointed the official who headed the office running the investigation, underscoring the political stakes.
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Original reporting
NBC News
Trump DOJ appointee who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump foes resigns
WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump appointee who headed the office running a so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation looking into federal law enforcement officials who were involved in prior investigations of Trump has resigned.
Read the original →Washington Examiner
Prosecutor overseeing Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation resigns
The top federal prosecutor in South Florida resigned Friday, marking another leadership departure from the Justice Department investigation into whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials conspired against President Donald Trump. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones, whose office oversaw the investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia collusion allegations, submitted his resignation, Attorney General […]
Read the original →The Washington Times
U.S. attorney heading probe into Trump's foes resigns from DOJ
A top federal prosecutor in South Florida who led the Justice Department's investigation into Obama- and Biden-era intelligence and law enforcement officials has resigned, Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Jason Reding Quinones was the top federal prosecutor in South Florida and a U.S. Attorney.
- Jason Reding Quinones resigned on a Friday.
- Quinones's office oversaw an investigation into whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials conspired against President Donald Trump, including the origins and handling of Trump-Russia collusion allegations.
- Quinones submitted his resignation to the Attorney General.
- "grand conspiracy"
- Donald Trump appointed the official who headed the office running the investigation, according to NBC News.
- The investigation examines federal law enforcement officials involved in prior investigations of Trump, according to NBC News.
- The resignation occurred Friday.
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