Trump administration forces out multiple senior FBI officials and January 6 prosecutors

Trump administration officials have forced out all six of the FBI’s most senior executives and multiple heads of FBI field offices across the country, current and former FBI officials told NBC News.

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DOJ orders Jan. 6 prosecutors fired; other FBI employees could also soon be out

The Justice Department initiated the personnel changes at the D.C. U.S. attorney's office and the FBI.
CBS News - 1h
Multiple senior FBI officials forced out by Trump administration

Trump administration officials have forced out all six of the FBI’s most senior executives and multiple heads of various FBI field offices across the country, current and former FBI officials told ...
NBC News - 2h
Trump administration tells top FBI officials to resign or be fired

Multiple senior FBI directors have been told by the Trump administration to resign or they will be fired. NBC News' justice correspondent Ken Dilanian described the effort as "probably the biggest ...
NBC News - 6h
Head of FBI Washington Field Office is forced out

David Sundberg, the assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, was notified Thursday that he was going to lose his job — the latest step in an unprecedented purge of top ...
NBC News - 6h
Top FBI officials brace for Trump shake-up

Top officials at the FBI are facing a shake-up by the Trump administration. According to House Judiciary Committee Democrats, the five executive assistant directors of the bureau were notified they ...
The Hill - 9h
Senior FBI officials told to resign, retire or be fired; More on Trump's criticism of DEI for crash

CBS News has learned senior officials at the FBI are being told to resign or be fired. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more on that and President Trump's slamming of DEI policies in ...
CBS News - 13h
Trump Administration Shocks Senior F.B.I. Ranks by Moving to Replace Them

Top officials have been told to retire or be fired in the coming days, fueling fear within an agency that has been a target of President Trump and Kash Patel, his nominee to be F.B.I. director.
The New York Times - 23h
Senior FBI officials were asked to resign or retire, three sources said

These senior officials at FBI headquarters were responsible for overseeing top priorities for the bureau, including national security, criminal and cyber issues, the sources said.
CBS News - 1d
Trump announces additional senior White House officials

President-elect Trump has announced additional senior White House officials, further filling out his team ahead of his inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump picked Stanley Woodward to join the White ...
The Hill - Jan. 5

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