South Florida US attorney Quiñones resigns immediately

Jason Reding Quiñones resigned effective immediately as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, leaving office oversight of a politically sensitive investigation into alleged misconduct connected to probes of President Donald Trump and his 2016 campaign. Quiñones announced on November 6 that he had submitted his resignation to the president. He did not give a reason. Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the departure and praised Quiñones’s work, including the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, but did not explain why he was leaving. The reason for the resignation remains disputed. CNN reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that Quiñones resigned under pressure from Justice Department leadership. Quiñones’s public statement did not mention pressure, and Blanche’s announcement did not address the circumstances. The department has not publicly explained the departure. Quiñones’s office oversaw an investigation into allegations that federal officials improperly pursued inquiries involving Trump and his associates. The probe examined actions connected to the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and later investigations...