Jason Reding Quiñones, the top federal prosecutor in South Florida, resigned Friday from the Department of Justice. His departure came months after he was tapped to oversee a probe into the alleged “grand conspiracy” among former Obama administration officials who pushed claims of collusion between President Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government.
The resignation was announced by Attorney General Todd Blanche on X. In a post, Blanche wrote: “United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice,”
Blanche praised Quiñones’ record, writing, “We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including the indictment of [former Cuban leader] Raúl Castro,” Blanche said. “Jason has served the Department multiple times over his distinguished career, and we thank him for his service to this country.”
That is a polished Washington farewell, but it does not answer the obvious question of why Quiñones left. Blanche’s announcement did not give a reason for the resignation. Washington has a remarkable talent for making a major personnel shakeup sound like routine paperwork, and this announcement followed that familiar script.
The grand conspiracy investigation began in August 2025. Its work led to subpoenas for former CIA Director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and former FBI Director James Comey. Those subpoenas placed three prominent former intelligence and law enforcement officials directly in the path of an investigation focused on the origins of the Russia collusion claims.
People familiar with the probe told The Post that it had lost steam in recent months under the leadership of former DC US Attorney Joe diGenova. He was accused of “slow-rolling” indictments and getting lost down “rabbit holes.” The phrase “rabbit holes” is not usually what anyone wants attached to a federal investigation, unless the goal is to make a difficult situation sound even less organized.
DiGenova resigned as head of the investigation on Sept. 10. In a phone interview with The Post, he said: “If you want indictments where there’s no evidence, you have an ethical problem.” That is a blunt standard, but evidence is supposed to matter, especially when prosecutors are considering criminal charges tied to a politically explosive investigation.
With Quiñones now gone and diGenova already out of the investigation, the public record shows two significant leadership departures. It does not establish whether Quiñones’ resignation was connected to the probe’s loss of momentum, and there is no stated explanation for the timing. The facts supplied so far leave that question unanswered rather than providing permission to fill the gap with speculation.
Political investigations can come with grand theories, dramatic labels and plenty of Washington noise. They still have to stand on evidence, and diGenova’s own comment puts that basic issue squarely on the table. The Post described the matter as a developing story, with more information expected as the situation unfolds.
Source: New York Post
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice. We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including…
— Attorney General Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) November 6, 2026
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice. We are grateful for Jason’s leadership in combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including…
— Attorney General Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) November 6, 2026
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