Overview
- - Multiple outlets report at least six agents were terminated and roughly 10 FBI employees in total were ousted for work connected to the Trump classified-documents investigation, with some reports saying further removals could follow.
- - Patel said records show his and Susie Wiles’ call logs were subpoenaed during Jack Smith’s investigations, describing the actions as improper, while outlets note toll records are a routine tool that do not capture call content.
- - Reuters and other outlets report the FBI in 2023 recorded a call between Wiles and her attorney with the attorney’s consent, while Wiles reportedly was unaware.
- - The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings as unlawful and harmful to the bureau’s capabilities, though the FBI has not provided detailed public justification for each dismissal.
- - Separately, Senator Dick Durbin cited a whistleblower in urging GAO and the DOJ inspector general to review Patel’s travel on FBI aircraft, alleging it delayed certain investigative responses; Reuters said it could not verify those operational claims.