FBI Purge Targets Agents in Trump Investigations

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 on Friday.

- Agence France-Presse

WASHINGTON:

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 (of FBI agents) for possible termination." The newspaper said that in addition to the purge at the FBI, about 30 federal prosecutors who worked on Capitol riot cases and were on probationary status had been dismissed. The Justice Department fired a number of officials on Monday who were involved in the prosecutions of Trump.