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| − | |name=Joseph Egidio diGenova | + | |name=Joseph Egidio "Joe" diGenova |
|office=[[United States Attorney]]<br> for the [[District of Columbia]] | |office=[[United States Attorney]]<br> for the [[District of Columbia]] | ||
|term_start=December 2, 1983 | |term_start=December 2, 1983 | ||
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[[Georgetown University]] Law School | [[Georgetown University]] Law School | ||
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| − | '''Joseph Egidio diGenova''' (born February 22, 1945),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/joseph-digenova/e173011522896|title=Joseph diGenova|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> with his wife, Victoria Ann Long Toensing (born 1941), is a high-profile [[attorney]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is a former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[District of Columbia]]; she was deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the [[United States Department of Justice]] in the [[Ronald W. Reagan]] administration. | + | '''Joseph Egidio diGenova''', known as '''Joe diGenova''' (born February 22, 1945),<ref name=mylife>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/joseph-digenova/e173011522896|title=Joseph diGenova|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> with his wife, Victoria Ann Long Toensing (born 1941), is a high-profile [[attorney]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is a former [[United States Attorney]] for the [[District of Columbia]]; she was deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the [[United States Department of Justice]] in the [[Ronald W. Reagan]] administration. |
DiGenova and Toensing were scheduled in March 2018 to join the legal team of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] but were disqualified on grounds of conflicts of interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/22/victoria-toensing-joins-husband-joseph-digenova-on-trumps-legal-team-in-russia-probe.html|title=Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=March 23, 2018|author=Brooke Singman|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> DiGenova in January endorsed the claim that a secret group of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] agents devised the investigation of [[Russian]]n meddling in the 2016 presidential election to keep Trump from becoming president: “There was a brazen illegal plot to exonerate [[Hillary Clinton]] and, if she didn’t win the election, to then frame Donald Trump with a falsely created crime,” he said on [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/us/politics/joseph-digenova-trump-lawyer.html|title=Trump Hires Lawyer Who Has Pushed Theory That Justice Dept. Framed the President|date=March 19, 2018|author=Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> | DiGenova and Toensing were scheduled in March 2018 to join the legal team of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] but were disqualified on grounds of conflicts of interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/03/22/victoria-toensing-joins-husband-joseph-digenova-on-trumps-legal-team-in-russia-probe.html|title=Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=March 23, 2018|author=Brooke Singman|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> DiGenova in January endorsed the claim that a secret group of [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] agents devised the investigation of [[Russian]]n meddling in the 2016 presidential election to keep Trump from becoming president: “There was a brazen illegal plot to exonerate [[Hillary Clinton]] and, if she didn’t win the election, to then frame Donald Trump with a falsely created crime,” he said on [[Fox News]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/us/politics/joseph-digenova-trump-lawyer.html|title=Trump Hires Lawyer Who Has Pushed Theory That Justice Dept. Framed the President|date=March 19, 2018|author=Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=March 26, 2018}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:44, March 26, 2018
| Joseph Egidio "Joe" diGenova | |
| In office December 2, 1983 – March 1, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley S. Harris |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Jay B. Stephens |
| Born | February 22, 1945 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Victoria Ann Long Toensing (married 1981; her second marriage) |
| Children | Three step-children |
| Residence | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati Georgetown University Law School |
Joseph Egidio diGenova, known as Joe diGenova (born February 22, 1945),[1] with his wife, Victoria Ann Long Toensing (born 1941), is a high-profile attorney in Washington, D.C. He is a former United States Attorney for the District of Columbia; she was deputy assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the United States Department of Justice in the Ronald W. Reagan administration.
DiGenova and Toensing were scheduled in March 2018 to join the legal team of U.S. President Donald Trump but were disqualified on grounds of conflicts of interest.[2] DiGenova in January endorsed the claim that a secret group of Federal Bureau of Investigation agents devised the investigation of Russiann meddling in the 2016 presidential election to keep Trump from becoming president: “There was a brazen illegal plot to exonerate Hillary Clinton and, if she didn’t win the election, to then frame Donald Trump with a falsely created crime,” he said on Fox News.[3]
DiGenova and Toensing reside in Chevy Chase, Maryland,[1] and formerly lived in the District of Columbia and Fenwick Island and several other locations in his native Delaware.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joseph diGenova. Mylife.com. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Brooke Singman (March 23, 2018). Victoria Toensing joins husband Joseph diGenova on Trump's legal team in Russia probe. Fox News. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt (March 19, 2018). Trump Hires Lawyer Who Has Pushed Theory That Justice Dept. Framed the President. The New York Times. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.
- ↑ Joseph E. DiGenova. Intelius.com. Retrieved on March 26, 2018.