Joe DiGenova resigned from his position.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
Multiple independent reliable outlets (AP, Reuters, The Hill, CBS News, NBC News) report that Joe diGenova resigned from his Justice Department post leading the 'grand conspiracy' investigation on September 10, 2026, and diGenova himself confirmed 'I did in fact resign.' The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage, which takes the resignation as given, and the post's 'Degennova' spelling.
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… idea of linear time, uhm, and also that it's not true, uhm, and I don't think that you can correct that problem with resources or with, I mean, the problem is the whole thing is completely delusional. And so, um, I guess the question that I wanna ask is, is the resignation of Joe Degennova, uh, really just a kind of put his head between his, you know, tail between his legs and kind of admit that, actually, I was kind of bullshitting the whole time, and now that I'm responsible for things, I, you know, I don't know evidence of any of this because it isn't true? …
The Lawfare Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports that diGenova told the outlet 'I did in fact resign' and that he resigned from his post leading the Justice Department investigation.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports that diGenova told Reuters he had resigned from overseeing the probe into Trump's past investigations.[2]
Supports. The Hill, CBS News, and NBC News all report his resignation from the DOJ position, with CBS noting he submitted a resignation letter to Attorney General Todd Blanche.[3][4][5]
Context. Some outlets say he resigned under pressure over the pace of the probe, while NBC notes he was not formally fired; these details do not affect the core fact of resignation.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 3 tier 2
- 1Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned his positionapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US prosecutor overseeing probe of Trump foes resignsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Joe diGenova resigns from DOJ position investigating Trump foesthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4Joe diGenova abruptly resigns from DOJ after overseeing ...cbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Prosecutor who led ‘grand conspiracy’ probe of Trump targets resigns without charging anyonenbcnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 6Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns after DOJ clashes | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
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Related claims
- Joe diGenova resigned from his position five months after being appointed.True
- Joe diGenova resigned from prosecuting the grand conspiracy case.True
- Joe diGenova told the New York Post that he resigned because he lacked evidence to bring indictments.Mixed
- Joe diGenova and Kurt Olson have left their positions investigating former administration officials.True
- Joe De Genova resigned from his position in a grand conspiracy case in South Florida.True