Veteran prosecutor Joseph diGenova, an 81‑year‑old former Trump campaign lawyer, has been appointed counselor to the attorney general and detailed to the Southern District of Florida to run a grand‑jury probe that a Trump‑aligned judge oversees. DiGenova will split his time between Miami and Fort Pierce as the inquiry expands into whether former federal officials broke the law investigating the former president.

The grand jury sits in Fort Pierce under Judge Aileen M. Cannon, who previously issued rulings favorable to Trump in the classified‑documents case, including tossing out the indictment after a special‑master appointment. Prosecutors removed senior career attorney Maria Medetis Long after she balked at pursuing former CIA director John O. Brennan, prompting the Trump‑friendly reshuffle.

U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones, another Trump loyalist, now supervises the probe and has been granted Section 515 authority, allowing indictments beyond his geographic jurisdiction. The team aims to build a perjury case against Brennan over a 2017 intelligence assessment that referenced the discredited Steele dossier. The recent move illustrates how the Justice Department is using unconventional personnel and statutory tools to pursue a so‑called “grand conspiracy” narrative.