Several senior FBI officials have been told to leave the agency or expect to be fired next week, according to multiple news reports Thursday, as President Donald Trump’s administration executes his long-touted plans to overhaul the federal government.
The order concerns at least six FBI leaders, according to CNN, which was first to report the news. The officials are said to include people who worked as executive assistant directors or special agents, and reportedly include those involved in cyber, national security and criminal probes.
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 announced his intent to step down shortly before Trump was sworn in to office. Even though Wray was nominated by Trump for the role in 2017, the president had shared his plans to replace him with his ally Kash Patel.
One of the senior officials who received the ultimatum sent an…
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