Prosecutor who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets resigns without charging anyone
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Joe diGenova, an 81-year-old Trump loyalist who led a major investigation in the Southern District of Florida targeting Trump’s political opponents, has resigned from the Justice Department, citing only that he is "moving on."
- Justice Department officials reportedly lost confidence in diGenova’s leadership and felt the investigation was progressing too slowly, despite additional support from Washington-based lawyers.
- DiGenova’s probe, which revisited a decade-old inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, has yet to produce any prosecutions, though recent grand jury subpoenas indicate renewed activity.
- The investigation was conducted in a Trump-friendly legal district under Trump-appointed officials, with diGenova replacing a career prosecutor who opposed advancing politically motivated charges.
- DiGenova, previously involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results alongside figures like Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, was appointed by then-acting Attorney General Todd Blanche after Pam Bondi’s dismissal.
