FBI Agents Who Investigated Trump Fired, Removed from Posts
FBI agents who investigated President Donald Trump and were fired on Friday were “escorted out” of the Washington field office, according to reports. The move is seen as a “purge” of rank-and-file agents and the heads of 20 field offices.
Among those axed was David Sundberg, who was appointed to head the D.C. field office in 2022 by former FBI Director Christopher Wray. Agents involved in investigating Trump’s classified documents case and his Jan. 6 election interference case were also removed.
According to The Hill, the agents in Washington were “escorted out” of the building, while officials in charge of various field offices were also removed, including those in Washington, D.C., Miami, Seattle, New Orleans, and Las Vegas.
Acting Attorney General James McHenry claimed that the reason for the firings was the agents’ involvement in investigating Trump, stating in an email to the agents that “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.”
Trump denied during an Oval Office press conference that he ordered the firings, but the timing of the moves has raised questions about the potential political motivations behind the purge.
