Prosecutor Leading DOJ Grand Conspiracy Probe Resigns

Joe diGenova, the veteran prosecutor appointed in April to lead a Justice Department investigation into alleged anti-Trump plotting by former government officials, abruptly resigned Thursday from his post as counselor to Attorney General Todd Blanche. DiGenova confirmed the resignation in calls to several news organizations, saying he submitted his letter at 3 p.m. Eastern. "It was an honor and a privilege to serve the president and the department," he said, declining to elaborate on his reasons for leaving. A Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment. His wife, attorney Victoria Toensing, who worked with the federal prosecution team in Fort Pierce, Florida, is expected to leave the Justice Department on Friday, according to diGenova. DiGenova, 81, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during the Reagan administration, had not worked as a prosecutor in decades. He returned to the Justice Department in April after previously representing Trump's campaign in its failed effort to overturn the 2020 election results.