Overview
- Four agents tied to Jack Smith’s election subversion investigation were terminated Tuesday after brief reinstatements on Monday, according to multiple outlets and sources familiar with the actions.
- The agents reported among those fired are Jeremy Desor, Jamie Garman, Blaire Toleman and David Geist, with at least two others linked to the probe removed last week.
- The FBI Agents Association accused Director Kash Patel of disregarding due process and running a campaign of erratic and arbitrary retribution, calling the personnel moves chaotic.
- Pirro privately pressed FBI leadership to retain at least some agents for ongoing cases handled by her office, but the firings proceeded despite her intervention.
- Sen. Chuck Grassley’s release of unredacted Arctic Frost subpoenas exposed FBI and DOJ personnel, fueling online targeting as Republicans highlighted investigators’ use of tolling data from nine GOP lawmakers.