Election denier Kurt Olsen has resigned from DOJ, sources say

Key Points:

• Kurt Olsen, an election denier involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, has resigned from the Justice Department, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials.
• Olsen previously served as the White House's Director of Election Security and Integrity and was subpoenaed by the House Jan. 6 committee for his role in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, including communications with high-level DOJ officials and former President Trump.
• Olsen made key referrals related to the 2020 election, including the Fulton County case that led to an FBI search warrant and seizure of ballots, and other election-related investigations within the Justice Department.
• His resignation follows the recent departure of prosecutor Joe diGenova amid internal tensions, with some attorneys on the grand conspiracy case leaving due to temporary assignments ending, while the DOJ has hired new prosecutors to continue the investigation.
• Concerns have been raised by law enforcement veterans about politically motivated staffing within the Trump-era Justice Department's criminal investigations, suggesting potential partisan influences on the grand conspiracy case.