DOJ officials Quiñones and Eisenberg resign after midterm elections

Two senior Justice Department officials stepped down on Friday in the wake of Tuesday's midterm elections, joining a third high-level official who announced her departure a day earlier, while President Donald Trump signed a proclamation seeking to preserve his interior design changes to the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, according to reports from KCBS Radio and ABC7 News.

U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones and John Eisenberg Resign from Justice Department

Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday that Jason Reding Quiñones, the Miami-based U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and John Eisenberg, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Justice Department's National Security Division, have both resigned. Their departures follow Thursday's announcement by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon that she is stepping down after leading an overhaul of the department's Civil Rights Division.

Quiñones was confirmed by the Senate in 2025 to lead the Southern District of Florida office, where the Justice Department centered its "grand conspiracy" investigation examining whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials organized against Trump dating back to his 2016 campaign. According to people familiar with the matter, Quiñones' resignation followed frustrations among Washington officials over his management of the office, his frequent trips to Washington, D.C., and delays in the investigation, which has resulted in no indictments and saw scheduled grand jury testimony postponed in recent weeks. Last April, a lead national security prosecutor in the investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan was replaced after raising questions about the strength of the case, and former District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Joseph diGenova took over the inquiry before resigning in September without bringing charges.

In a social media post Friday, Quiñones expressed gratitude to President Trump and the staff of the Southern District of Florida for their dedication to the rule of law. Eisenberg, who was sworn in to lead the National Security Division in June 2025, oversaw espionage and export control matters, including the classified documents prosecution of former National Security Adviser John Bolton, who pleaded guilty earlier in 2026 and is awaiting sentencing. Blanche stated that Eisenberg served with distinction in strengthening the nation's ability to address foreign and domestic threats.

Trump Signs Proclamation Naming Oval Office and Cabinet Room a National Monument

As personnel transitions unfolded at the Justice Department, President Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday declaring the Oval Office and Cabinet Room a national monument in an effort to prevent future presidents from altering the rooms without approval from Congress, as reported by KCBS Radio. Sitting on the Resolute Desk as Trump signed the document was a red baseball cap bearing the word "VETO" on the front.

Since returning to the White House, Trump has added portraits, a copy of the Declaration of Independence, and numerous golden accents to the Oval Office. Earlier in the week, Trump visited the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday to discuss renovations and gathered reporters on Wednesday to sign the final structural beam raised during construction of his White House ballroom project. Meanwhile, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Homeland Security Committee's Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent letters on Thursday to known donors to the ballroom project requesting funding documentation.