(From Left) Harmeet Dhillon, Jason Reding Quiñones and John Eisenberg. (Photos: X)
\n\nJason Reding Quiñones, the US attorney for Southern Florida who oversaw a wide-ranging investigation into people viewed as political opponents by President Donald Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department.
\n\nQuiñones stepped down under pressure from senior department officials, despite his willingness to pursue some of the most controversial investigations sought by the president, according to sources familiar with the matter.
\n\nHis departure was announced on Friday by Attorney General Todd Blanche, who said in a social media post that the department was "grateful for Jason's leadership".
\n\nJohn Eisenberg, who headed the Justice Department's National Security Division, also announced his resignation on Friday.
\n\nTheir exits bring to three the number of senior Justice Department officials to have left their posts since this week's midterm elections, which dealt a significant blow to Trump's Republican Party. Harmeet Dhillon, head of the department's Civil Rights Division, resigned on Thursday.
\n\nThe departures could complicate the administration's efforts to fill senior positions, as the Democrats' expected control of the Senate is likely to make confirmation of new nominees more difficult. However, Trump could appoint acting officials to serve for the remainder of his…
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