Kash Patel Reportedly Fires at Least 10 FBI Agents for Investigating Trump

"Patel called the action outrageous and deeply alarming, claiming the agency used flimsy pretexts and attempted to evade all oversight on the subpoenas. His disclosure of the discovery on Wednesday in a statement to Reuters came mere hours before multiple sources told CNN, CBS, and Reuters that Patel had fired the FBI officials."

"I stand by my decisions as special counsel, including the decision to bring charges against President Trump, Smith said in his opening statement. Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in criminal activity. A grand jury indicted Trump on 40 felony counts related to the mishandling of classified materials."

"Senior field office leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans, the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office, and six agents in Miami were allegedly fired in January. All had ties to one of Smith's probes into Trump. Their firings came soon after Smith testified to Congress, defending his investigations."

FBI Director Kash Patel dismissed multiple FBI agents connected to former Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's retention of classified documents. The firings followed Patel's discovery that the FBI had issued subpoenas for his and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' phone records when they were private citizens. Patel characterized the subpoenas as outrageous and deeply alarming, claiming the agency used flimsy pretexts and attempted to evade oversight. Previous dismissals in January included senior field office leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans, the acting assistant director overseeing New York, and six Miami agents. Smith had defended his investigations before Congress, stating his probe developed proof of criminal activity by Trump, resulting in 40 felony counts related to classified document mishandling.

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