The Justice Department is absorbing a new wave of senior departures in the aftermath of Republicans’ midterm losses.
Assistant Attorney General for National Security Jon Eisenberg resigned, and South Florida US Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones also stepped down, officials confirmed.
The exits follow earlier turbulence in the Civil Rights Division and raise questions about continuity on sensitive national-security and public-corruption dockets.
Attorney General Todd Blanche’s office cast the moves as individual decisions, but Democrats called the timing inseparable from the election shock.
Career prosecutors said morale is strained as the department prepares for aggressive congressional oversight under new Democratic gavels.
Republican allies worried open leadership seats could slow immigration and cartel cases Trump has treated as signature priorities.
Senate confirmation fights for replacements will be complicated if Democrats expand their majority when outstanding races resolve.
Watchdogs urged the department to publish succession plans quickly to reassure courts and international partners.
