Jason Reding Quiñones resigned Friday, Nov. 6, as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. His office oversaw the Raúl Castro indictment, and he had been tasked with leading a sweeping conspiracy probe into President Donald Trump’s adversaries, including law enforcement officials involved in earlier Trump investigations. No successor has been named.
WHO:
Jason Reding Quiñones
WHAT:
Quiñones resigned from the Justice Department on Nov. 6 as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. His office oversaw the Raúl Castro indictment, and he had been tasked with leading a sweeping conspiracy probe into President Donald Trump’s political adversaries, including federal law enforcement officials involved in prior Trump investigations. His departure was the second senior Justice Department departure since Republicans’ midterm losses. The head of the department’s National Security Division also resigned Friday. No successor for Quiñones has been named. His departure follows Republicans’ midterm losses and is the second senior DOJ departure since then.
WHEN:
Nov 6, 2026
WHERE:
USA
WHY:
No reason for Quiñones’ resignation was given. His departure followed Republicans’ midterm losses.
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