Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Nov. 9 that he accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, who led the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, according to Blanche’s post on X.
Blanche credits Shumate’s tenure
In the Nov. 9 post, Blanche wrote that under Shumate “the Division pursued important affirmative litigation to challenge sanctuary policies and delivered key wins in lawsuits against local policies that endangered federal law enforcement.” He added: “The Division also secured historic settlements to end illegal corporate DEI practices and shuttered dozens of clinics which were providing so-called ‘gender affirming care’ to minors.”
More DOJ exits
Blanche also posted on Nov. 5 that Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon resigned after leading the Civil Rights Division, praising her service “the past 18 months.”
Fox News Digital quoted Dhillon in August saying she planned to return to her California-based law firm after her DOJ work and, after the midterms, quoted her saying, “I wasn’t asked to resign. I resigned three weeks ago, and Susie [Wiles] asked me to please wait until after the midterms.”
ABC News reported that South Florida U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones and National Security Division head John Eisenberg have also left the DOJ.
What’s next
Western Journal wrote that the Civil Division post requires Senate confirmation and suggested Republicans would have to move quickly if they hope to fill it before the new Congress is sworn in. The outlet also wrote that it is unclear whether the Trump administration will push for quick confirmations in the lame-duck GOP Congress or wait until next year, when Democrats take control of both chambers.
