Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Monday that Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate has resigned from his position leading the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
Blanche credited Shumate with overseeing litigation challenging sanctuary policies, securing court victories against local policies that endangered federal law enforcement, obtaining settlements to end what the department described as illegal corporate DEI practices, and shuttering dozens of clinics providing gender-affirming care to minors.
Shumate’s resignation follows several other departures from the Justice Department last week, including Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon of the Civil Rights Division, National Security Division chief John Eisenberg, and Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida who was leading the grand conspiracy case into efforts by government officials to undermine President Trump, including investigations related to his 2016 campaign.
