Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason A. Reding Quiñones speaks during a press conference in Brooklyn, New York, in July.
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Jason Reding Quiñones, the senior federal prosecutor who led a sprawling investigation into President Donald Trump’s political foes, has resigned from the Justice Department.

Quiñones resigned from his position as US Attorney in Southern Florida under pressure from department leadership, despite his willingness to pursue some of the most controversial investigations desired by the president, according to sources familiar with the matter.