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A second high profile prosecutor in Trump’s grand conspiracy Justice Department probe into whether former government officials conspired against him has abruptly resigned from his post.
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officials → conspire → post
Kurt Olsen was one of the biggest backers of the 2020 rigged elections claims that Trump has championed for years.
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Trump → rig → years
A lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a Justice Department investigation into whether former government officials conspired against the Republican president, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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person → back → Monday
Kurt Olsen's resignation from the so-called “grand conspiracy" probe represents further turmoil in a meandering investigation that has proceeded in fits and starts since its inception as prosecutors pursue an ill-defined right-wing theory of a conspiracy against Trump.
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prosecutors → call → Trump
It comes just weeks after the departure of another Trump ally, Joseph diGenova, who had been leading the closely watched investigation in Florida.
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who → come → Florida
The person who confirmed Olsen's resignation spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
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who → confirm → matters
Olsen did not immediately comment on or confirm the news.
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Olsen → comment → news
Olsen’s prominence as an election denier elevated his profile in the Trump orbit, but his absence of experience as a Justice Department prosecutor made him an unconventional pick for such a high-profile investigation.
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him → elevate → investigation
Investigators have focused attention on multiple major investigations of Trump, including the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election and his retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, and have demanded testimony from officials from both of those probes as they search for any signs of a potential conspiracy to deprive Trump of his rights.
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they → focus → rights
Olsen’s role in the investigation came into focus earlier this month when an attorney for former CIA Director John Brennan revealed that he had discussed with Olsen a subpoena compelling Brennan to testify before the grand jury in Fort Pierce on 25 October.
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he → come → October
Last April, a lead national security prosecutor in the Brennan investigation was replaced on the team after raising questions about the strength of the case.
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prosecutor → replace → case
Days later, diGenova was sworn in.
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diGenova → swear → ?
The 81-year-old diGenova served as the US attorney for the District of Columbia during the Reagan administration and for years has been a prominent Trump ally, including backing his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and publicly and repeatedly claiming that the president was the victim of an intelligence community conspiracy.
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president → serve → conspiracy
DiGenova resigned earlier this month without bringing a single criminal case.
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DiGenova → resign → case
It remains unclear whether any will be, or what information has been gathered to support any basis for the idea of a plot against Trump by the government officials who investigated him.
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who → remain → him
Olsen, who unsuccessfully pushed the Justice Department in 2020 to back the president’s false claims, joined the Justice Department months ago after serving in a White House post as director of election security and integrity.
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who → push → security
Olsen helped Texas’ Republican attorney general, Ken Paxton, launch a longshot bid to get the US Supreme Court to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 win and later represented Kari Lake during her attempt to overturn her loss in the 2022 Arizona governor’s race.
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Court → help → race
Arizona courts sanctioned Olsen for making false statements in that case.
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courts → sanction → case
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