DiGenova’s Own Account of Trump’s Role Puts DOJ ‘Grand Conspiracy’ Probe at Legal Risk

Overview

• Joseph diGenova, the outside lawyer now running the so‑called Russia hoax inquiry, said in a radio interview that President Trump personally asked him to take the job.
• DiGenova said former Attorney General Pam Bondi previously blocked his appointment to the Miami and Fort Pierce effort and claimed the probe would already have produced indictments if she had not.
• He also suggested Bondi’s firing followed the president’s anger over the slow pace of the Miami investigation, describing an unpleasant call that he said led to her ouster.
• Lawfare’s Anna Bower warned that diGenova’s public account of White House involvement could arm defendants with motions to dismiss for selective or vindictive prosecution.
• Emptywheel noted prior inquiries into diGenova and Victoria Toensing over false claims tied to undisclosed foreign interests, while Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he did not see a conflict.