Two top Justice Department officials resigned

Updated Nov 7, 2026, 6:57 a.m. ET · First published Nov 6, 2026, 6:57 p.m. ET

Two top Justice Department officials resigned Friday, accelerating a post-midterm exodus from the department, Reuters reported. The Washington Post said the troubled “grand conspiracy” probe into Donald Trump’s political foes was being led by the Miami office of Jason Reding Quiñones, the Southern District of Florida’s U.S. attorney; the Post also reported that the national security division’s head stepped down.

More context

Two top Justice Department officials resigned Friday, adding to an exodus of senior figures after the midterm elections, Reuters reported. The departing officials included Jason Reding Quiñones, who served as U.S. attorney for Florida’s Southern District. Quiñones’s Miami office is leading an investigation into several of Donald Trump’s political foes, which the Post described as a troubled “grand conspiracy” probe. The Post also reported that the head of the department’s national security division stepped down. It described Quiñones as the latest high-profile departure after Tuesday’s midterm rout; Politico’s headline also cited multiple officials leaving after the Democrats’ midterm wave.

Reporting

Reuters — Two top Justice Department officials resign as post-election exodus accelerates
The Washington Post — Prosecutor leading ‘grand conspiracy’ probe in Florida resigns - The Washington Post
Politico — Multiple top officials exit DOJ after Dems’ midterm wave

Verifier’s note

Reuters reports that two top Justice Department officials resigned Friday amid a post-election exodus, and The Washington Post reports departures by the Florida U.S. attorney and the head of the department’s national security division. Politico’s headline also reports multiple DOJ officials exiting after the midterm wave; all three are consistent with the proposed event.

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