Trump ally resigns from post leading inquiry into alleged conspiracy against president
Joe diGenova led investigation focused on intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in 2016 election An ally of Donald Trump said on Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a Department of Justice investigation into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against the Republican president. “I did in fact resign,” Joe diGenova told the Associated Press,…
Joe diGenova, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, has resigned from his role as the head of a Department of Justice investigation into alleged conspiracies against Trump, according to the Associated Press. DiGenova, who served as the US attorney for the District of Columbia during the Reagan administration, was brought back to the justice department in April to oversee an investigation into former law enforcement and intelligence officials who had scrutinized Trump in various criminal inquiries.
The investigation, which has been based in Florida, recently gained momentum with new subpoenas demanding testimony before a federal grand jury. DiGenova, who had previously alleged that Trump was the victim of an intelligence community conspiracy, now faces the challenge of leading the investigation without the support of its head.
The investigation, which has focused heavily on a US intelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, has thus far not resulted in any charges or conclusive evidence supporting the claim of a conspiracy against Trump.
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