Election denier Kurt Olsen steps down from "grand conspiracy" case
Summary
Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who questioned the 2020 election results, is stepping down from a Justice Department investigation into a supposed "grand conspiracy" involving officials from the Obama and Biden administrations. Olsen will remain employed by the Justice Department but will no longer work on this investigation due to security clearance issues.Key Facts
- Kurt Olsen tried to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of President Donald Trump.
- Olsen sent an email to resign from the "grand conspiracy" investigation but did not leave the Justice Department entirely.
- There was confusion and false reports that Olsen had quit the federal government, which the Justice Department later corrected.
- Olsen cannot work on the investigation now because he lost his security clearance, needed to handle classified information.
- Olsen might transfer to work on election cases in North Carolina, but this is not confirmed.
- He is the third prosecutor this year to leave the grand conspiracy case.
- Previous prosecutors involved include Maria Medetis Long, who was removed, and Joe diGenova, who resigned amid case management conflicts.
- Olsen was formerly Director of Election Security and Integrity and worked with Texas officials to try to stop the 2020 election results.
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