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Time Runs Out on the Grandest Conspirator
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As ABC first reported, Joe DiGenova quit his job yesterday as the chief enforcer of Trump’s grievances.Joe diGenova submitted his resignation to Attorney General Todd Blanche amid what sources described as growing frustrations from Trump and senior DOJ officials regarding his work on the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation based out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida.
NYPost had the most detailed explanation of the departure: People at DOJ claimed he was slow-rolling his task, and had sidelined people Main DOJ sent down to help — though DiGenova has tried to claim his “no evidence” comment was taken (by the NYPost!) out of context.
Sources said diGenova had lost support from Department of Justice leaders and the White House amid his “grand conspiracy” investigation, with one source suggesting that the 81-year-old prosecutor and former Trump defense lawyer was “slow-rolling” indictments and getting lost down “rabbit holes.”
Asked whether he had lost focus, diGenova dismissed the accusation and shot back: “If you want indictments where there’s no evidence, you have an ethical problem.”
Another source added that the diGenova had been sharing “unrealistic expectations” for the probe with the president about what was possible and not possible, leading to a confrontation with Attorney General Todd Blanche.
John Solomon, who has been laundering false claims for use in this conspiracy theory, insists the investigation is still ongoing, with what he calls “Senior DOJ prosecutors” still working on it.
With a tiny handful of exceptions, there are no senior prosecutors left at DOJ. There are mediocre lawyers who’ve been promoted for the fealty and willingness to commit crimes in the service of Trump’s demands.
The move came a week after Aakash Singh — who played a key role in Todd Blanche’s most egregious abuses and who has made stupid demands about the timing of other investigative steps — was promoted to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General.
The Justice Department promoted Aakash Singh, an aide responsible for the aggressive overhaul of US attorneys’ offices to meet Trump priorities, to a top leadership role, said two people familiar with the move.
Singh, 34, is now principal associate deputy attorney general, overseeing operations at DOJ field offices and the litigating divisions within department headquarters.
Singh, in his prior role as associate DAG, became known for a brash style during signature weekly meetings in which he once directed leaders of all 93 US attorneys offices that President Donald Trump is their “chief client.”
Attorney General Todd Blanche, in one of his first major personnel changes since being sworn in last month, is now handing Singh a more sprawling portfolio. Past PADAGs, including Trump’s initial pick in this administration, Emil Bove, have wielded significant law enforcement power behind the scenes by applying tough tactics — at times making unpopular decisions affecting the career workforce.
Thus far, Singh has always found some lackey to do his dirty work for him, with increasing effects on those lackey’s ethical profile. Curiously, Mike Davis, the powerful blowhard and Singh associate who often orders up investigative steps from Xitter, was silent about DiGenova’s departure.
We’ll soon see whether Singh finds another lackey to destroy their legal career in service of Trump’s grievances.
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