Two senior Justice Department officials resign after midterm elections

Politics · First reported 6 Nov, 18:16 · Updated 19:34

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John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quiñones resigned from the Justice Department on Friday, following another senior official’s departure the previous day. The reports link the exits to a wider post-election turnover, while the reasons for these two resignations were not stated in the detailed account.

John Eisenberg, who led the Justice Department’s national security division, and Jason Reding Quiñones resigned on Friday.
Their departures followed the Thursday resignation of civil rights unit chief Harmeet Dhillon.
The detailed report says it was unclear why Eisenberg and Quiñones resigned; it notes senior officials sometimes leave after midterm elections.
Quiñones’s office had pursued investigations into past criminal probes involving Trump and brought criminal charges against former Cuban President Raul Castro.

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Key facts

Resignations: John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quiñones resigned Friday.
Previous departure: Civil rights unit chief Harmeet Dhillon resigned Thursday.
Eisenberg’s role: He headed the Justice Department’s national security division.
Quiñones’s role: He pursued probes into past criminal investigations of Trump.
Reason for departures: The detailed report says it was not clear why Eisenberg or Quiñones resigned.