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Second prosecutor leaves conspiracy probe

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Kurt Olsen, a former Trump election-security adviser, resigned Monday from the Justice Department’s investigation into an alleged conspiracy involving officials who investigated Trump, the second prosecutor to leave.

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"Two of the people said Olsen had become frustrated by pressure from Justice Department officials in Washington to increase the pace of the investigation and secure grand jury indictments.

The third person said Olsen left after issues arose with his security clearance."
DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure
Kurt Olsen, who previously worked as Trump’s election security czar, resigned from the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation Monday.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the 2020 presidential race was stolen. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Election denier Kurt Olsen leaves DOJ after failing to find evidence of stolen election
A prominent election denier whom the Trump administration hired to pursue investigations into election-related conspiracy theories has resigned several months after he failed to find evidence that the...
www.democracydocket.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM

Reposted by Michael E. Mann

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BREAKING: At least six (I'm hearing 8) prosecutors - including Kurt Olsen - have QUIT the "Grand Conspiracy" case in Florida overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon. I know this is the Daily Mail, but there are well-placed sources. Waiting for more developments. www.dailymail.com/news/us-poli...
Trump 'grand conspiracy' case in crisis amid mass exit
Trump loyalist Kurt Olsen has resigned from the 'grand conspiracy' probe in Miami, along with at least six other prosecutors assigned to the investigation.
www.dailymail.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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2/ "Olsen’s resignation was among a wave of staffing shake-ups the probe has seen in recent days, those people said, as multiple attorneys who had been dispatched to Florida to work on the case returned to previous assignments or left for new ones."

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOJ probe into Trump foes sees another prominent departure
Kurt Olsen, who previously worked as Trump’s election security czar, resigned from the so-called “grand conspiracy” investigation Monday.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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"A senior prosecutor working on the so-called grand conspiracy investigation into a wide array of President Trump’s enemies has resigned from the case, adding to the turmoil that has recently plagued the inquiry"

On the heels of diGenova's departure.

Along with lead FBI agent's departing the team.
Second Prosecutor Quits Trump’s ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Case
The resignation adds to the setbacks to the most sweeping effort by the Justice Department to fulfill the president’s desire to take revenge against the federal officials who have investigated him.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM