Joe diGenova
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Also written as: diGenova · the former federal prosecutor · the 81-year-old · the former DOJ official
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- Joe diGenova resigned on Thursday
- diGenova said the U.S. Attorney’s office in Florida was doing a “phenomenal job under the worst of circumstances”
- diGenova said that if the team in Florida is allowed to do their jobs, they will succeed supremely
- diGenova called his time at the department an “honor and a privilege”
- Cash added that diGenova’s resignation instead of being fired could indicate how far off the rails things really are
- Sources said diGenova’s resignation came amid frustration that he was slow‑rolling indictments and falling down too many “rabbit holes”
- Cash said diGenova was a well‑respected prosecutor in the 1980s, long before he became a “Trump sycophant”
- The DOJ expressed gratitude to Joe diGenova for his many years of service and thanked him for his work over the past five months
- diGenova stated that they were following the principles of federal prosecution and were moving smartly
- Another source said diGenova was sharing “unrealistic expectations” with Trump about what the grand jury investigation could actually produce
- diGenova said that wanting indictments where there is no evidence is an ethical problem
- The days leading up to his resignation were shrouded in the secrecy of administrative behavior and will remain so
- diGenova made his exit amid growing tensions with senior department officials
- Beau Tremitiere said diGenova’s resignation signals a larger problem brewing for the administration
- NBC confirmed in April that diGenova was working on a “grand conspiracy investigation” in the Southern District of Florida
- Tremitiere said Trump’s efforts to translate personal vendettas into criminal punishment are failing and diGenova’s resignation fits a broader pattern of noisy threats, delay, inaction, and quiet retreat
- diGenova said he would not comment further
- diGenova said he had no doubt he would be able to take every one of these cases across the finish line because they were put in perfect posture to proceed
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Origin: first recognised while reading Investigator Overseeing Probe Into Trump Opponents Breaks Silence On Abrupt Exit · 2026-09-13 06:58