The Trump administration is preparing for a massive purge (possibly hundreds) of rank-and-file FBI agents as well as several supervisors who could be fired by the end of today. Agents who worked on the January 6 Capitol building attack as well as Trump-related investigations are reportedly being scrutinized.
Breaking News: The Trump administration plans to scrutinize FBI agents tied to Trump-related cases for a possible purge, people familiar with the matter say. [image or embed]
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) January 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
From the New York Times:
On Friday, interim leaders at the Justice Department instructed the F.B.I. to notify around a half-dozen high-ranking career officials that they faced termination, according to a person with direct knowledge of the move. It is not clear who the officials are, or why they were targeted.
But a much larger group — which includes dozens and perhaps hundreds of lower-ranking career agents who had limited decision-making authority — are expected to be notified over the next few days that they face possible termination, demotion or transfer under a not-yet-specified internal review process, the person said.
As the Times notes, just yesterday Kash Patel, Trump’s nominee to head up the FBI, testified before Congress that there wouldn’t be any retribution taken towards FBI agents for political reasons. Patel also claimed he didn’t know Stew Peters, a pro-Hitler podcast host whose show Patel had appeared on 8 times.
Durbin: “Are you familiar with Mr Stew Peters?”
Patel: “I’m sorry what?” Durbin: “Are you familiar with Stew Peters?” Patel: “Not off the top of my head.” Durbin: “You made eight separate appearances on his podcast. He promoted outrageous conspiracy theories and worked with prominent neo-Nazis.” [image or embed] — Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) January 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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