“"Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Quiñones departure in a social media post Friday, saying that the department is 'grateful for Jason's leadership.'" — CNN, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, Nov. 6, 2026”
The claim: “"Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Quiñones departure in a social media post Friday, saying that the department is 'grateful for Jason's leadership.'" — CNN, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, Nov. 6, 2026”
Why we rated it this way: Blanche's Friday X post announces that Quiñones submitted his resignation and thanks him with the grateful-for-leadership language CNN quotes. Quiñones's own X post the same day states he submitted his resignation effective that day, corroborating the departure CNN reports.
See the evidenceWhat would change our rating: Evidence that Blanche's announcement was fabricated or that Quiñones did not resign as SDFL U.S. Attorney on Nov. 6, 2026 would move this to Contradicted.
Our read
Blanche's Friday X post announces that Quiñones submitted his resignation and thanks him with the grateful-for-leadership language CNN quotes. Quiñones's own X post the same day states he submitted his resignation effective that day, corroborating the departure CNN reports.
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Nov 6, 2026, 11:30 AM CST
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Midday Check. CNN says U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones resigned and AG Todd Blanche announced it Friday. Blanche's X post thanks him and confirms the resignation. Verdict: matches record.
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