FBI Director Kash Patel Purges Agents Tied to Past Trump Probes, MS NOW Reports

"FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly cleared out senior figures at the bureau who had ties to investigations into President Donald Trump. Senior field office leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans have reportedly been removed, along with the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office, multiple people briefed on the matter told MS NOW on Friday, while as many as six agents in Miami were reportedly forced out because of their involvement in the FBI's classified documents search at Mar-a-Lago."

"Other agents pushed out were tied to the Biden-era Arctic Frost inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the network's report added. The precise number of departures remains unclear, and an FBI spokesperson did not respond to questions posed by MS NOW journalists Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonnig. News of the alleged ousters broke just hours after former special counsel Jack Smith testified on Capitol Hill, defending his handling of the Trump investigations"

FBI Director Kash Patel cleared out senior figures at the bureau who had ties to investigations into President Donald Trump. Senior field office leaders in Atlanta, New Orleans, and the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office were removed. As many as six agents in Miami were forced out over involvement in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents search. Other agents removed were tied to the Biden-era Arctic Frost inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The precise number of departures remains unclear. An FBI spokesperson did not respond to inquiries. The FBI Agents Association warned that firing without misconduct evidence violates longstanding norms. Some dismissed agents, including former acting director Brian Driscoll, are suing.

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