FBI purges former acting director, others involved in J6 prosecutions
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The FBI on Thursday is ousting at least three officials, including the former acting director and an officer involved in the January 6 investigations, Fox News has learned.
Former FBI acting director, Brian Driscoll, is among those being forced out of the bureau, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News, along with Walter Giardina and Steven Jensen, the acting director in charge of the Washington Field Office who played a key role in the January 6 investigations.
The reasons for their departures were not immediately known, though one individual with knowledge of the removals described it as “retribution.”
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Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrives for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The FBI did not respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
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