The Federal Bureau of Investigation has dismissed additional agents who worked on investigations related to U.S. President Donald Trump, including those connected to the probe into classified documents. The move is part of a broader personnel purge led by the bureau’s director, Kash Patel.
Reports indicate that the United States Department of Justice has also carried out similar large-scale cuts among prosecutors since Trump returned to office last year.
The FBI Agents Association condemned the dismissals, calling them unlawful and a threat to national security. In a statement, the organization warned that removing experienced personnel:
“Weakens the Bureau by eliminating key expertise, destabilizes the workforce, and ultimately puts the country at greater risk.”
The latest round of firings includes agents who assisted in the investigation into classified documents discovered at Trump’s resort, Mar-a-Lago. That case involved a high-profile FBI search in Florida and resulted in a federal indictment accusing Trump of retaining classified materials and obstructing efforts to retrieve them.
Agents tied to a separate investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 U.S. presidential election were also dismissed. The probe had led to criminal charges brought by special counsel Jack Smith, but both cases were dropped after Trump returned to the White House in November 2024.
