Election denier Kurt Olsen has resigned from DOJ, sources say

September 28, 2026 / 6:42 PM EDT / CBS News

Kurt Olsen, an election denier who attempted to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Trump, has resigned from the Justice Department, sources familiar with his departure told CBS News on Monday.

Olsen had been assigned to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, where he was working on the "grand conspiracy" investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, which has so far not resulted in any charges.

CBS News has asked Olsen for comment.

Earlier this month, Joe diGenova, the prosecutor who was tapped by Attorney General Todd Blanche, also resigned amid tensions with senior Justice Department officials over how the cases were being managed and their pace.

Olsen was previously working out of the White House as a "Presidentially appointed Director of Election Security and Integrity," the FBI said. In 2020, Olsen was an attorney working with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to urge the Supreme Court to overturn the election results.

CBS News reached out to the Justice Department for comment.

In 2022, Olsen was subpoenaed by the House Jan. 6 select committee, which was investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election. The…

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