Joe diGenova resigned from his position five months after being appointed.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
Multiple reliable sources (Reuters, AP, Politico, ABC) report that Joe diGenova resigned on September 10, 2026, about five months after he joined the Justice Department in April. The post's own words, 'five months later, he resigns,' match the claim; the post's 'because there's nothing' explanation is not part of the extracted claim and is not graded.
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… Well, but that's exactly what he was saying right before he was appointed to do this. He was saying, "Oh, if Pam Bondi just would have appointed me when she was supposed to appoint me, we would have had indictments two months ago," and then he gets into his position, and five months later, he resigns because there's nothing. There's no there there. Yeah, and I mean, I think that is what happened, right, that there is no there there. But I just don't think it's gonna i don't think it's gonna stop him from saying all the stuff that he said before. …
The Lawfare Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports diGenova told it he resigned on September 10, 2026, after joining the Justice Department in April to lead the Florida probe.[1]
Supports. Politico reports diGenova resigned 'after less than five months on the job,' having returned to the department in April.[3]
Supports. AP reports that diGenova 'resigned from his post' and that the departure came 'just five months after he was brought back to the Justice Department.'[5]
Supports. ABC News reports diGenova submitted his resignation to Attorney General Todd Blanche, and the Washington Examiner says he was hired on April 20 and resigned roughly five months later.[6][7]
Supports. AP's later coverage repeats that diGenova 'has left his position' five months after his appointment, with no source giving a different timeline.[2][4]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1US prosecutor overseeing probe of Trump foes resignsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump's ‘grand conspiracy' probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor's exitapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3DOJ prosecutor resigns from probe into alleged anti-Trump ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Trump's 'grand conspiracy' probe presses on with subpoenas after the lead prosecutor’s exitpbs.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 5Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned his positionnvdaily.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Joe diGenova, loyalist tapped by Trump to oversee ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Joe diGenova resigns from Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe ...washingtonexaminer.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- Joe DiGenova resigned from his position.True
- Joe diGenova served as a prosecutor on the grand conspiracy case for approximately five months.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 brought zero indictments during his time prosecuting the grand conspiracy case.True