Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that Jason Reding Quiñones, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, had resigned from the Justice Department, according to The Hill. In a post on the social platform X, Blanche wrote that Quiñones "submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice," The Hill reported.
The Hill reported that the prosecutor's South Florida office oversaw President Trump's so-called grand conspiracy probe. The Hill's report was written by Rebecca Beitsch, and its summary of Blanche's post ended before the rest of the attorney general's remarks were given.
CBS News reported that Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, resigned abruptly. It described the departure as another high-profile exit from a Justice Department inquiry that has been plagued by internal disputes.
The two outlets framed the resignation differently. The Hill's account centered on the attorney general's announcement, while CBS News tied the departure to questions surrounding the grand conspiracy probe. Only CBS News described the resignation as abrupt, and only The Hill identified Blanche as the official who made the announcement.
Neither source gave a reason for the resignation or said who would lead the office next. The Hill and CBS News both published their reports on Friday, November 6.
Sources: The Hill: Top prosecutor in office that housed Trump’s ‘grand conspiracy’ probe resigns from DOJ; CBS News: DOJ official resigns amid questions about "grand conspiracy" probe.