DOJ leadership exodus clouds Trump's second-term agenda

The Justice Department is losing at least four senior officials, including Civil Rights Division chief Harmeet Dhillon and U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, during the lame duck period after the midterms. This exodus raises questions about the future of Trump’s second-term agenda. The resignations also include Civil Division boss Brett Shumate and national security section leader John Eisenberg. The rapid departures are an early outlier among federal agencies, and Democrats plan to use their new majority to investigate politically sensitive DOJ decisions. Reding Quiñones’ exit casts doubt on his office’s probe into Trump’s perceived enemies, and the White House may struggle to replace Senate-confirmed officials. Democrats can delay confirmations, forcing reliance on acting appointees.