John Eisenberg, the Justice Department's Assistant Attorney General for National Security, resigned on Friday — the third Senate-confirmed Trump Justice Department official to step down since Democrats swept Tuesday's midterm elections. Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that he had accepted the resignation. "He has served with distinction, strengthening our nation's ability to address threats, both foreign and domestic," Blanche said.
Blanche said that under Eisenberg's leadership, the National Security Division "advanced President Trump's mission to make America safe by prosecuting terrorists and working with our law enforcement partners to disrupt planned attacks on the American people," and he noted that this was Eisenberg's second tour of duty serving President Trump as a national security official and adviser. Eisenberg took over the division on June 5, 2025, after confirmation by the Senate. The division he led handles the department's most sensitive work — espionage and leak investigations, terrorism prosecutions and foreign-influence cases — and under him it was involved in the prosecution of former national security adviser John Bolton over classified materials. No reason for the resignation was given, and no successor has been named.
His departure completes three days of exits at the top of the department: civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigned on Thursday, Miami U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones resigned on Friday, and now the national security chief is gone too, as the administration braces for a Congress controlled by Democrats and the investigations expected to come with it. For the public, the National Security Division is the part of the Justice Department charged with stopping attacks before they happen — who leads it next, and how quickly the post is filled, will decide how steady that work stays.
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