FBI agents who investigated convicted felon Donald Trump were fired by the bureau and “escorted out” of the Washington field office. A so-called “purge” of rank-and-file agents and the heads of 20 field offices was announced earlier in the day. Among those who were axed was David Sundberg, who former FBI Director Christopher Wray appointed to head the D.C. field office in 2022.
NBC News' Ken Dilanian reported that a number of the FBI’s “top executives” were told they
would be out of a job by Monday. Friday, Dilanian reported a “purge”
was underway that could see the heads of up to 20 of the FBI’s 55 field
offices relieved. According to Dilanian, “The purge is bigger than first understood, we are
told, and includes more than 20 heads of FBI field offices, including
the ones in Miami and Washington, DC.”
Also on the chopping block were agents involved in investigating Trump’s classified documents case as well as his Jan. 6 election interference case. The Hill reported Friday evening that the agents in Washington were “escorted out” of the building. Another source said officials in charge of the Washington, D.C., Miami, Seattle, New Orleans and Las Vegas field offices were removed.
Acting Attorney General James McHenry told the agents their role in investigating Trump was the reason for their dismissals. “Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully,” McHenry wrote in an email obtained by CNN.
During an Oval Office press conference, Trump denied that he ordered the firings-- which of course no one believes.
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