WASHINGTON, D.C. — FBI agents who participated in the investigations that led to now-abandoned criminal charges against President Donald Trump are expected to be fired in a sweeping purge of the top US law enforcement organization, US media reported Friday.
Dozens of FBI agents involved in the probe of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 and some supervisors are also 'being evaluated for possible removal,' CNN said, quoting people briefed on the matter.The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the plan, said 'officials are working to identify potentially hundreds for possible termination.
'This is a brazen assault on the rule of law that also severely undermines our national security and public safety,' he said. 'Unelected Trump lackeys are carrying out widespread political retribution against our nation's career law enforcement officials.
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