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Joe diGenova Says “Lanes Got Crossed” Before Walking Away From Spygate Probe
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A Specific Incident Came First Joe diGenova says he decided… |
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A Specific Incident Came First Joe diGenova says he decided to leave after five months leading the Justice Department’s Southern District of Florida investigation into whether federal officials conspired to target President Donald Trump. In a Friday phone call with NBC News’ Ryan Reilly, the veteran prosecutor said, “Everybody was in their lane, and then some lanes got crossed, and then I decided to leave.” He acknowledged that a specific incident came before his resignation but would not describe it. He characterized the matter as confidential administrative conduct inside the department. No one asked him to resign, he said. He made the choice himself, drawing on his experience as a U.S. attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, special counsel and counselor to an attorney general. Main Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Clashed DiGenova said disputes between Main Justice and U.S. attorneys’ offices happen regularly over resources, investigative direction, and who should be indicted and when. When asked whether he had sidelined people sent from Washington, he declined to answer. “As a courtesy to the Department — and let me underscore, as a courtesy to the Department — I am not going to discuss that.” He added that the days before his…
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