South Florida probe has produced no indictments since its launch
Joe diGenova, the attorney President Donald Trump tapped to lead a Justice Department investigation into federal officials who had investigated him, has resigned, multiple news organizations reported Friday citing unnamed sources.
DiGenova confirmed the move to ABC News. “I resigned by letter today at 3 o’clock,” diGenova told ABC News. “It was an honor and a privilege to serve the president and the department. I’m not going to say anything further. I wish them well.”
The investigation, based at the U.S. attorney’s office in South Florida, has been examining federal officials who investigated Trump and others he perceives as opposing him throughout his political career, UPI reported. Trump supporters have referred to the matter as the “grand conspiracy.”
DiGenova, a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump, has often echoed the president’s claims that political opponents and federal officials were actively working against him in a broad conspiracy, according to UPI.
Trump has been outspoken on his goals of seeing opponents prosecuted, posting on social media urging former Attorney General Pam Bondi to bring indictments shortly before ousting her from her post, UPI reported.
DiGenova assumed control of the investigation in April following the firing of his predecessor, Maria Meditis Long, and pledged to file charges within 30 days, UPI reported. The investigation has not produced any indictments since, with UPI reporting that a lack of evidence has prevented charges from being filed.
The South Florida inquiry is one of three investigations the Trump administration has launched into the government’s earlier probes of his ties to Russia. Earlier inquiries were conducted by the late special counsel Robert Mueller and by the Senate Intelligence Committee, UPI reported.
The Justice Department has recently subpoenaed federal agents involved in the August 2022 raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence over his retention of classified documents, according to UPI.