Justice Department Prosecutor Joe diGenova Resigns Amid Partisan Witch Hunts Targeting Obama and Biden Officials
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Joe diGenova, a prosecutor handpicked by Attorney General Todd Blanche to oversee politically charged investigations targeting former Obama and Biden officials, resigned Thursday, ending his involvement in what critics have called a partisan crusade.
Joe diGenova, a Justice Department prosecutor appointed by Attorney General Todd Blanche to supervise two controversial 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 comes amid ongoing 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, are widely seen as part of a broader right-wing effort to discredit officials from the Obama and Biden eras by alleging a baseless scheme to keep Trump out of office and targeting former CIA Director John Brennan for supposedly misleading Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Notably, no charges have been filed in either case, underscoring the lack of substantive evidence.
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 attempt to overturn the 2020 election results. Critics have described the probes as nakedly political, and Brennan has sued, alleging the administration is weaponizing the justice system to target its perceived opponents.