The directive, which calls on officials to either resign or retire to avoid firing, appears to target those promoted by former FBI Director Christopher Wray, who last month announ
The ultimatum was unusual for the FBI and suggested that President Donald Trump is purging leadership at an agency he has harshly criticized.
These senior officials at FBI headquarters were responsible for overseeing top priorities for the bureau, including national security, criminal and cyber issues, the sources said.
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department across the street from the FBI headquarters.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on a case that will affect whether the FBI can be held accountable for accidentally raiding the wrong property.
Several top FBI executives promoted by former Director Christopher Wray were told Thursday to resign or retire and that they will be demoted or reassigned if they don’t leave, according to one current and three former bureau officials.
President Donald Trump’s new administration is looking ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial nominees.
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Iowa, on Wednesday described several FBI internal emails that appeared to discuss the early stages of the bureau's investigation into President Donald Trump and his use of fake electors to overturn the 2020 election.
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