Trump’s top Justice Department official resigns after Republican midterm defeat

A top official in President Donald Trump’s administration, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, has resigned.

DAILY POST reports that Brett Shumate resigned following the Republican Party’s loss in the midterm elections as Democrats secured control of both the House and Senate.

His resignation was announced by Trump’s Attorney General, Todd Blanche, in a post on his X account on Monday.

Blanche said he accepted the resignation of Shumate, who served as the US Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division.

According to him, under Shumate’s leadership, the Trump administration secured settlements to end illegal corporate diversity, equity and inclusion, DEI, practices, among other achievements.

“Today I accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Civil Division. We are grateful for Brett’s service at DOJ and wish him continued success,” he wrote on X.