Key facts
- Blanche said Reding Quiñones's office oversaw a probe of President Donald Trump's election conspiracy.
- Blanche said the office's work included the indictment of Raúl Castro.
- Reding Quiñones gave no rationale for his departure in a post on X.
- Blanche announced the resignation in a post on the social platform X.
Jason Reding Quiñones, the US attorney for Southern Florida, submitted his resignation from the Justice Department, Attorney General Todd Blanche said on November 6, 2026. Blanche announced the departure in a post on the social platform X and did not give a reason for it.
Blanche said Reding Quiñones's office oversaw a probe of President Donald Trump's election conspiracy. He said the office's work included combatting violent crime, drug trafficking, sex trafficking and transnational crime, including the indictment of Raúl Castro.
In his own post on X, Reding Quiñones did not offer a rationale for leaving. He said public service had been the honor of his lifetime and that leading the US Attorney's Office in his home district had been especially meaningful.
The report did not name a replacement for Reding Quiñones or say when the resignation takes effect, and it did not describe the status of the election conspiracy probe or whether the departure affects it.