Senior US Justice Department officials resign amid post-midterm departures

Two senior US Justice Department officials, including the head of the office investigating alleged conspiracy against Trump, resigned on Friday, November 6, 2026, following the midterm elections.

Federal prosecutor Jason Redding Quiñones, appointed by President Trump and head of the office investigating suspicions of conspiracy against him, resigned without explanation. The resignation was announced today (Friday) by Reuters news agency, but no details were provided about the circumstances of his departure or the identity of his successor. Quiñones was appointed to the position in August 2025 and confirmed by the Senate, and was the first federal prosecutor confirmed during the president's second term. The resignation occurs amid ongoing difficulties in the investigation known as 'The Great Conspiracy', in which the Justice Department sought to examine whether former senior officials in law enforcement and the intelligence community conspired to harm Trump through criminal and intelligence investigations. His departure joins a series of personnel changes at the top of the investigation, raising questions about its future management.