| Jason Reding Quiñones's appointment to lead an office he left last year after poor performance reviews is a case study in how the administration is operating U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, plucking Trump backers with little support from staffers to serve in high-powered positions, according to people familiar with the Justice Department’s operations. In several cases, including Reding Quiñones’s, the appointments have led to a staff exodus and a sharp drop in morale as the appointees embrace the administration’s most controversial investigations. | 
