FBI shake-up: Trump-linked firings stir controversy
Changes implemented by Donald Trump's administration have impacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As reported by the "Washington Post," the White House has initiated "widespread actions" aimed at removing specific agents from service. This concerns those officers who participated in investigations conducted against Trump.
According to the "Washington Post," the "purge" may affect hundreds of people, including both senior officials and rank-and-file agents.
According to the "New York Times," several high-ranking FBI officials have already been informed about the planned dismissals. These actions focus on investigators involved in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigations into Trump's efforts to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and his retention of classified documents.
Donald Trump denied ordering the mass firings but stated there are "many bad people" in the FBI.
- No, but we have some very bad people over there. It was weaponized at a level that nobody has ever seen before. They came after a lot of people like me, but they came after a lot of people (...). If they fired some people over there, that’s a good thing, because they were very bad. They were very corrupt people, very corrupt, and they hurt our country very badly with the weaponization - said the President of the United States.
"Purge" in the FBI. They're dismissing agents who have crossed Trump
Meanwhile, during a Senate hearing, Kash Patel, nominated by Trump as the new FBI director, promised that he would not be firing agents en masse just because they worked on investigations against Trump.
- There will be no politicization at the FBI. There will be no retributive actions taken - Patel assured.
