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Attorney General Todd Blanche has announced that Jason Reding Quiñones, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, has resigned from his position. This follows Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon's resignation earlier in the week and is part of a broader trend of departures anticipated after Republicans' poor performance in recent midterm elections. Blanche praised Quiñones for his work on combating violent crime and drug trafficking, among other issues.

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Jason Reding Quinones, a U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who oversaw controversial investigations into former President Donald Trump's opponents, resigned from the Justice Department on November 6, 2026. This resignation comes after Todd Blanche, the current Attorney General, announced it on X (a social media platform). Quinones' office had been leading a wide-ranging probe known as the "grand conspiracy" investigation, which examined whether officials in previous administrations engaged in criminal conduct while investigating Trump's handling of classified documents and his campaign’s ties to Russia. The departure marks another high-profile resignation from Trump-appointed prosecutors following Democratic victories in recent midterm elections.

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AG Todd Blanche confirms resignation of DOJ prosecutor U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans.

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Jason has served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country," Blanche posted on X. Post-midterm departures are not atypical and the administration is expected to rearrange many senior-level staff, though few definitive changes have thus far become public.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche on Friday announced another departure from the Department of Justice, following the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon this week. asserted

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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones left his post this week, marking the latest in what is expected to be a string of exits from the administration after a devastating midterm loss for Republicans. " asserted

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We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro. asserted

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