Prosecutor Joseph diGenova resigns from DOJ role investigating Trump-Russia probes
Joseph diGenova has resigned from his Justice Department role investigating the alleged "Grand Conspiracy" surrounding the Trump-Russia investigations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Fox News has learned diGenova lost the confidence of both the Justice Department and the White House. According to sources familiar with the matter, he had been effectively sidelined well before his departure.
His resignation comes after months in which his role had diminished internally, ending his involvement in the investigation amid questions about his standing within both the administration and DOJ leadership.
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ABC News first reported his resignation.
"It was an honor and a privilege to serve the president and the department," diGenova told CBS News.
He declined to comment further about the circumstances surrounding his departure.
DiGenova’s wife, attorney Victoria Toensing, who also joined the federal prosecution team in South Florida, is expected to leave the Justice Department on Friday, according to CBS News.
The so-called "Grand Conspiracy" investigation is based out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Fort Pierce, Florida. It examines whether Obama- and Biden-era officials were involved in a long-running effort to prevent Trump from returning to political office.
The probe has scrutinized officials involved in past investigations of Trump, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey. DiGenova was also overseeing a separate criminal investigation into whether Brennan lied to Congress about the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election.
The investigation has issued dozens of subpoenas over the past year. Lawyers for some witnesses were recently notified that their clients would receive grand jury subpoenas, while investigators also sought voluntary interviews with former FBI agents involved in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, according to CBS News. Prosecutors have not filed charges in either case.
DiGenova was tapped to oversee the probe in April after career prosecutor Maria Medetis Long was removed from the case. He had criticized delays in the investigation and said indictments could have been brought within 30 days.
His departure, along with Toensing’s expected exit, leaves the future of the investigation uncertain.
The longtime Washington attorney previously served as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia from 1983 to 1988. He later represented Trump’s campaign during its unsuccessful effort to challenge the 2020 election results.