By Onyx Bugett | TalkLife News
September 21, 2026
The Justice Department is continuing an investigation into whether intelligence and law-enforcement officials participated in a broad effort to undermine President Donald Trump, despite the departure of the prosecutor appointed to lead the case.
Joe diGenova left the investigation after approximately five months without announcing an indictment. The department has not publicly identified his replacement, but prosecutors continue issuing grand-jury subpoenas to former intelligence and FBI officials.
Investigation does not establish guilt
A subpoena requires testimony or records. It does not mean the recipient has been charged with a crime, and it does not establish that the alleged conspiracy occurred.
Trump and his allies argue that earlier investigations involving Russian election interference and classified documents were part of a coordinated campaign against him. Critics and attorneys representing some of the people under scrutiny say the new investigation is politically motivated and lacks a prosecutable foundation.
Why it matters
The case tests the boundary between legitimate review of government misconduct and the use of federal prosecution to pursue political adversaries. Those competing descriptions are arguments. Any criminal conclusion would require evidence, charges and adjudication through the courts.
What is confirmed is that subpoenas continue and that the lead prosecutor departed without producing an indictment. A broad criminal conspiracy has not been proven.
Source: Associated Press, September 21, 2026.
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