Top Florida federal prosecutor resigns amid fallout from election probe
A top federal prosecutor in Florida has resigned from the United States Department of Justice as the administration faces the prospect of Democrat-led investigations after the midterm elections. Jason Reding Quinones, the US attorney for the Southern District of Florida, submitted his resignation on Friday, according to Attorney General Todd Blanche. The departure adds to signs of turnover inside the department at a politically sensitive moment.Quinones had overseen and expanded a federal probe into Russia's alleged support for Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign. The report says he was a Trump loyalist and that the investigation formed part of a wider... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 06 Nov 2026 18:02 LONDON
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Top US Justice Department civil rights official resigns as Congress prepares probes
The top official in charge of the United States Justice Department's civil rights division has resigned as Democrats prepare a new round of congressional investigations. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed on Thursday that Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon had stepped down. The departure comes just days after Democrats won both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections.Blanche said in a social media post that he had accepted Dhillon's resignation. He described her as someone who had defended the civil liberties of Americans and enforced the law without fear or favor. Dhillon was confirmed to the post in April 2025 and... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Nov 2026 20:35 LONDON
