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Florida U.S. attorney and national security chief leave Justice Department
The Guardian reported Friday that Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John Eisenberg, who led the Justice Department's national security division, are leaving.
Based on reporting by The Guardian
WASHINGTON — Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John Eisenberg, who led the Justice Department's national security division, are leaving the department, The Guardian reported Friday1.
The newspaper said Quiñones had been overseeing an inquiry into whether former officials violated Donald Trump's rights in post-2020 investigations of him, and that no charges had been filed1. Attorney General Todd Blanche, in a statement quoted by the paper, thanked Quiñones for work against violent crime, drug and sex trafficking, and transnational crime, including an indictment of Raúl Castro1.
Eisenberg previously served in the first Trump administration and as a National Security Council lawyer, the Guardian said1. Blanche, in a post on X cited by the paper, said Eisenberg had strengthened the government's ability to address foreign and domestic threats1.
The Guardian linked the exits to other recent Justice Department departures after Democratic midterm wins and to Democrats' plans for congressional oversight1. It said Harmeet Dhillon, who headed the civil rights division, announced her departure Thursday, and that she told the paper she submitted a resignation letter on Oct. 13 after being asked to remain until after Election Day1.
