Kurt Olsen quits DOJ's 'grand conspiracy' probe of officials who investigated Trump

Political Guyentist · September 30, 20261 min read

Olsen, a 2020 election denier with no prosecutorial experience, follows Joe diGenova, who left weeks ago saying he was pressured to bring charges without evidence.

Where the probe standsLegal theory: deprivation of rights under color of law, a civil rights statute.3 details

Legal theory: deprivation of rights under color of law, a civil rights statute.
Former CIA Director John Brennan was subpoenaed to testify to a South Florida grand jury.
Fired FBI agents compelled to testify say they would call the Mar-a-Lago search a "properly predicated" investigation.

What we’re less sure of3 of 6 claims

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Olsen is a 2020 election denier with no prosecutorial experience.
CBS News describes Olsen as an election denier, and Reuters identifies him as an ex-White House election official. None of the listed sources explicitly supports 'no prosecutorial experience', so that half is inferred. The story attributes neither characterization.
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diGenova said he was pressured to bring charges without evidence.
The story attributes this to diGenova. The Atlantic carries a diGenova quote about indictments without evidence, and NBC reports pressure to produce charges. However, the Washington Post says he resigned over the pace of the probe, and CNN says his final clash was over lawyers dispatched from headqu
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Fired FBI agents compelled to testify say they would call the Mar-a-Lago search a 'properly predicated' investigation.
The story attributes this to the fired agents. The Atlantic reports they would describe a 'properly predicated allegation', so the story's paraphrase changes 'allegation' to 'investigation'. CNN and Raw Story confirm the agents were fired and subpoenaed. 'Compelled to testify' overstates the record: