Trump admin pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into president’s foes resigns

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The Trump administration’s pick to oversee a conspiracy investigation into the president’s foes has resigned under pressure from the Justice Department.

Joe DiGenova stepped down from his role overseeing DOJ’s vast so-called conspiracy investigation amid disagreements with top Justice Department officials over the pace of the south Florida-based probe that was intended to pursue possible charges against a swath of Donald Trump’s top political foes, according to people briefed on the matter.

DiGenova’s resignation came after a series of clashes with top Justice officials, including one in recent days with someone who advised him he had lost the confidence of his superiors, one of the people briefed on the discussions said.

“It was an honor and privilege to serve the president and the department,” DiGenova told CNN in a brief telephone interview.

His departure is the latest upheaval for an investigation that DiGenova took over in April, vowing that he could bring charges in 30 days, after the ouster of Maria Meditis Long, a seasoned career prosecutor who previously oversaw it. Meditis Long had balked at bringing charges more quickly.

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特朗普政府挑选的负责调查总统政敌阴谋论的官员在司法部的压力下辞职。

据知情人士透露，乔·迪杰诺瓦因与司法部高级官员在南佛罗里达调查的进度问题上存在分歧，辞去了负责监督司法部庞大的所谓阴谋调查的职务。该调查旨在对唐纳德·特朗普的一大批主要政治对手提起可能的指控。

据一位了解相关讨论的人士透露，迪杰诺瓦辞职前曾与司法部高层官员发生一系列冲突，包括最近几天与一位建议他已经失去上级信任的人发生冲突。

“能够为总统和国防部服务是我的荣幸，”迪杰诺瓦在接受 CNN 的简短电话采访时表示。

他的离职是迪杰诺瓦自四月份接手这项调查以来遭遇的最新动荡。迪杰诺瓦曾誓言，在资深检察官玛丽亚·梅迪蒂斯·朗被解职后，他可以在30天内提起诉讼。梅迪蒂斯·朗此前一直拒绝加快提起诉讼的速度。

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