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Lead DOJ Prosecutor Resigns from Investigation into Intelligence Officials
Just the facts
Joe diGenova, an 81-year-old former U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia under President Ronald Reagan, stepped down from leading the Florida-based federal probe into allegations of an intelligence community conspiracy against Donald Trump. Attorney General Pam Bondi had appointed diGenova in April 2026 to oversee the inquiry, which focused on the intelligence community's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. His appointment followed the replacement of a career national security prosecutor who had questioned the legal viability of the investigation. During diGenova's five-month tenure, no criminal charges were filed, though federal grand jury subpoenas had recently been issued in Florida prior to his resignation.
Why this is news
Former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Donald Trump. DiGenova confirmed his departure to the Associated Press five months after his appointment by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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