U.S. Installs a Trump Loyalist to Lead ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case Into Trump Foes
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- Joseph diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer, has been appointed to lead a federal inquiry into alleged crimes by former officials investigating President Trump, replacing a career prosecutor in Miami.
- The investigation is partly using a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, overseen by Judge Aileen M. Cannon, known for rulings favorable to Trump in his classified documents case.
- DiGenova, 81, is serving as counselor to the attorney general and working under U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones, a Trump loyalist supervising the inquiry in the Southern District of Florida.
- The previous lead prosecutor, Maria Medetis Long, was abruptly removed after reportedly opposing the investigation's focus on former CIA Director John O. Brennan.
- These developments reflect the Justice Department under Trump’s influence employing politically charged tactics and unconventional personnel decisions to pursue prosecutions aligned with Trump’s interests.
