Overview
- MS NOW reports that leaders in Atlanta and New Orleans and the acting head of the New York field office were removed, with up to six Miami agents forced out over the Mar-a-Lago search.
- Other departures reportedly include agents tied to the Arctic Frost inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election, though the total number remains unclear and the FBI did not comment.
- The New York Times published interviews with 45 current and former FBI employees who criticized Director Kash Patel’s leadership, including his focus on social media during the initial response to Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
- Sources also described tensions with allies at a Five Eyes meeting, including Patel’s push to post a restricted group photo and personal requests that frustrated British counterparts.
- The White House and the FBI rejected the NYT accounts as speculative, while the FBI Agents Association warned that firing agents without misconduct evidence violates norms and some ousted officials, including Brian Driscoll, have sued.