Head of FBI's NY field office retires under pressure from Trump admin, sources say

James Dennehy, the head of the FBI’s New York Field Office, was forced out one month after writing an email to his staff urging them to “dig in” after the Trump Justice Department demanded a list of all bureau employees who had worked on criminal cases against Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol.

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