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Justice Department Sees Multiple Senior Resignations Amid Post‑Midterm Turmoil

By AFP

Several senior officials at the U.S. Justice Department have stepped down, including the civil rights chief and a prosecutor working on a case that accuses former President Donald Trump of conspiracy. On Thursday, November 5, 2026, Attorney General Todd Blanche, who had previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer, announced that he had accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon. Dhillon had been involved in attempts to obtain voter registration lists from roughly 30 states before the midterm elections, which resulted in significant defeats for Trump’s Republican Party. In her resignation letter, cited by U.S. media, Dhillon said she had submitted it in October and would remain in her role until the election. On Friday, November 6, 2026, Blanche also announced the resignations of Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg and Jason Reding Quinones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Quinones had overseen an investigation into former intelligence officials whom Trump alleged were trying to remove him from power. The department has pursued cases against several perceived enemies, and several prosecutors have lost their positions over reluctance or inability to bring charges. In a high‑profile case brought by the department, former FBI director James Comey was indicted in April for allegedly threatening Trump’s life in an Instagram post of seashells. Published – November 07, 2026 04:10 am IST