Justice Department prosecutor Joe diGenova resigns amid ongoing grand conspiracy investigations
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Joe diGenova submitted his resignation to Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday, ending his oversight of two high-profile probes into alleged conspiracies involving former Obama and Biden officials.
Joe diGenova, a Justice Department prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Todd Blanche to supervise two investigations into alleged conspiracies involving officials from the Obama and Biden administrations, submitted his resignation on Thursday. In a brief phone interview, he said he handed his resignation letter to Blanche at 3 p.m. and described his service as "an honor and a privilege to serve the president and the department." He also noted that his wife, attorney Victoria Toensing, will leave the department on Friday.
DiGenova did not explain why he stepped down, and the Justice Department has not responded to requests for comment. His departure follows recent developments in the probes, including notifications to lawyers that their clients may receive grand jury subpoenas and requests for voluntary interviews with attorneys representing former FBI agents who investigated President Trump.
The investigations, based in Fort Pierce, Florida, examine whether officials from the Obama and Biden eras participated in a long-running scheme to keep Trump out of office and whether former CIA Director John Brennan misled Congress about the intelligence community’s assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election. No charges have been filed in either case.
DiGenova was appointed in April after the previous prosecutor, Maria Medetis Long, was removed. He previously served as U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., from 1983 to 1988 and later represented Trump’s campaign in its effort to challenge the 2020 election results. Critics have described the probes as politically motivated, and Brennan has sued, alleging the administration uses criminal processes to target the president’s perceived opponents.