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Patel ousts senior FBI agents linked to Trump probes, say sources
- Kash Patel has removed senior FBI leaders tied to investigations into Donald Trump, according to multiple briefed people.
- The removals include the special agents in charge in Atlanta and New Orleans and the acting A.D.I.C. of the New York field office.
- As many as six agents in Miami were also said to be forced out over their connection to the Mar-a-Lago search.
- Discloses that other departures relate to the Arctic Frost investigation into Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 election.
- The exact number of departures remains unclear, according to the report.
- Patel has previously fired agents who protested or were connected to payments to confidential sources.
- The timing follows Patel’s outreach to a conservative outlet about removing anyone involved in authorizing payments to confidential sources tied to Jan. 6.
- The report notes reactions from Republican lawmakers and that former special counsel Jack Smith testified in a Capitol Hill hearing.
- The FBI Agents Association says the firings are improper without misconduct evidence, according to the report.
- The piece notes prior leadership removals in Washington before Patel took office.
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