2 top DOJ officials resign, including deputy attorney general for national security

Two senior Justice Department officials resigned Friday, including the deputy attorney general for national security, just a day after the department’s decision. the head of the civil rights division has left his message.

John Eisenberg the assistant attorney general in charge of the DOJ’s national security division, resigned Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. He oversaw terrorism prosecutions, leak investigations and espionage cases, as well as his division. was part of the prosecution from the former national security advisor John Bolton for illegal detention classified information from his tenure in the first Trump White House.

Eisenberg attracted the attention of Washington in the first Trump administration as one of the central figures in the White House’s handling of President Donald Trump’s call with the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky when he was the top lawyer for the National Security Council. He is known for his discreet and unpretentious presence in a Asset administration dominated by more colorful personalities.

A spokesperson for DOJ And Eisenberg did not immediately respond to requests for comment.