WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump appointee who headed the office running a so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation looking into federal law enforcement officials who were involved in prior investigations of Trump has resigned.
\n\nAttorney General Todd Blanche made the announcement on X Friday that U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason A. Reding Quiñones had submitted his resignation, part of a slate of high-profile resignation at the Justice Department this week following massive midterm losses by Republicans.
\n\nBlanche said they were “grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro” and that he had “served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country.”
\n\nIn his own post on social media, Reding Quiñones wrote that he was leaving “with immense pride in what we accomplished together and profound gratitude for the opportunity to serve our great Nation.”
\n\nThe “grand conspiracy” probe was seeking to charge officials over conduct that happened more than 10 years ago, based on the theory that separate investigations into Trump were part of a broader conspiracy against Trump’s rights.
\n\nIt sought to tie actions…
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