Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate, who led the Justice Departments Civil Division, has resigned, becoming the fourth senior DOJ official to step down since last Tuesdays midterm elections, The Gateway Pundit reported.
According to The Gateway Pundit, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the departure in a statement posted on social media. Blanche said he accepted the resignation of Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Civil Division.
Blanche credited Shumates tenure with important affirmative litigation to challenge sanctuary policies and key wins in lawsuits against local policies that endangered federal law enforcement. He also said the Division secured historic settlements to end illegal corporate DEI practices, and added, We are grateful for Bretts service at DOJ and wish him continued success.
The Daily Mail similarly reported Blanche highlighting those sanctuary and DEI results as Shumate left. The paper framed the departure as part of a broader Trump-era DOJ shake-up after Republicans took heavy midterm losses last week.
News of the resignation adds to a rapid run of high-level exits inside the department. Coverage noted the timing lands as the administration reassesses personnel after the midterm bluenami flipped control of Congress.
Shumates resignation follows that of Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, who left last Thursday to return to private practice in California, according to The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Mail. Blanche also confirmed that U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Quiones and Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Eisenberg resigned over the weekend.
With four senior officials gone in less than a week, conservatives are watching whether Shumates successor will keep pressing sanctuary-jurisdiction and corporate-DEI cases. The Gateway Pundit described the wave of exits as an abrupt shake-up still developing inside the department.
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