WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including a former acting director who resisted Trump administration demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations and the head of the bureau's Washington field office.
FBI ousting agent who served as acting director and resisted demands for details on Jan. 6 case agents, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including a former acting director who resisted Trump administration demands to turn over the names of agents who participated in Jan. 6 Capitol riot investigations and the head of the bureau's Washington field office, according to people familiar with the matter and internal communications seen by The Associated Press.
The basis for the ouster of Brian Driscoll, who led the bureau in the turbulent weeks that followed President Donald Trump's inauguration last January, were not immediately clear, but his final day is Friday, said the people, who were not authorized to discuss the personnel move by name and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
"I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I have no answers," Driscoll wrote in a message to colleagues. "No cause has been articulated at this time."
Another high-profile termination is Steven Jensen, who for months had led the Washington office, one of the bureau's largest and busiest. He confirmed in a message to colleagues on Thursday he had been told he was being fired effective Friday.