FBI Agents Involved In Trump Cases ‘Escorted Out’ of Offices in Friday Night Purge

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FBI agents who investigated President Donald Trump and who were fired by the bureau on Friday were “escorted out” of the Washington field office, according to reports.

A so-called “purge” of rank-and-file agents and the heads of 20 field offices was announced earlier in the day. Among those who were axed was David Sundberg, who former FBI Director Christopher Wray appointed to head the D.C. field office in 2022.

Also on the chopping block were agents reportedly involved in investigating Trump’s classified documents case as well as his Jan. 6 election interference case. The Hill reported Friday evening that the agents in Washington were “escorted out” of the building:

The Trump administration forced out a number of FBI officials Friday, removing agents who worked on the criminal cases into President Trump as well as the heads of various field offices.

A source familiar said agents who had worked on the Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 investigations were escorted out of the Washington Field Office.

The same source said officials in charge of the Washington, D.C., Miami, Seattle, New Orleans and Las Vegas field offices were removed.

Acting Attorney General James McHenry told the agents their role in investigating Trump was the reason for their dismissals.

“Given your significant role in prosecuting the President, I do not believe that the leadership of the Department can trust you to assist in implementing the President’s agenda faithfully,” McHenry wrote in an email obtained by CNN.

Trump denied Friday afternoon during an Oval Office press conference that he ordered the firings.