U.S. Attorney for Southern Florida Resigns Amid Post-Midterm DOJ Exodus
Jason Reding Quiñones resigned as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida on November 6, 2026, ending a turbulent tenure marked by significant staff losses and controversy over the 'grand conspiracy' investigation. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departure, citing Quiñones’s work on violent crime and drug trafficking while omitting references to the contentious probe into former Obama-era officials. The resignation follows a Democratic sweep in the midterm elections and coincides with the exits of other high-ranking Justice Department officials, including the heads of the National Security and Civil Rights divisions. Quiñones’s departure is seen as a potential setback for the administration’s efforts to prosecute perceived political enemies, as no charges had yet been brought in the grand conspiracy case.
