Top DOJ Official Resigns After Attempted Reassignment

Corey Amundson had worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for 23 years.

Corey Amundson, chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's Public Integrity Section, during a news conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 4, 2022. Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters

The man who led the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section has resigned, according to a new letter.

Corey Amundson, who had been in charge of the section for years before the Trump administration recently reassigned him to work on immigration issues, has stepped down.