Joseph diGenova resigns after losing confidence of DOJ, White House

Key Points:

• Joseph diGenova has resigned from his Justice Department role investigating the alleged "Grand Conspiracy" related to the Trump-Russia investigations, after losing the confidence of the DOJ and White House and being sidelined prior to his departure.
• His resignation follows months of diminished involvement in the probe, which examines whether Obama- and Biden-era officials attempted to prevent Trump from returning to office, including scrutiny of former CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey.
• DiGenova’s wife, Victoria Toensing, who also joined the federal prosecution team, is expected to leave the Justice Department shortly, casting uncertainty on the investigation’s future.
• The investigation has issued numerous subpoenas and sought voluntary interviews but has not filed any charges; diGenova had taken over the probe in April after the removal of a career prosecutor and had criticized delays in the case.
• DiGenova is a longtime Washington attorney and former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, who also represented Trump’s campaign in its 2020 election challenges.