DOJ bolsters South Florida team investigating alleged anti-Trump conspiracy
The Justice Department is enhancing its investigation into alleged conspiracies against President Trump by expanding its team in South Florida. Joseph diGenova, a former U.S. attorney and Trump ally, is leading the effort to build a new Criminal Civil Rights Section. The inquiry is examining potential violations of Trump's civil rights by officials from the Obama and Biden administrations.
- ▪The Justice Department is increasing resources for its investigation into alleged anti-Trump conspiracies.
- ▪Joseph diGenova is overseeing the expansion of the Criminal Civil Rights Section in South Florida.
- ▪The inquiry is focused on actions taken by former intelligence and law enforcement officials during and after the Trump-Russia investigation.
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The Justice Department is pouring more resources into its sprawling investigation into whether officials in the Obama and Biden administrations conspired to target President Donald Trump, with federal officials in South Florida building out a new criminal civil rights section for the inquiry. The expansion effort is being led by Joseph diGenova, a Reagan-era former U.S. attorney and longtime Trump ally who now serves as counselor to the attorney general after being tapped earlier this year to help oversee the widening investigation. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones said Tuesday that diGenova is “off to a fast start” building the Southern District of Florida’s newly created Criminal Civil Rights Section, which already includes a team of 12 prosecutors.
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