"Bove told the acting director of the FBI, Brian Driscoll, and his deputy, Robert Kissane, that he wanted a list of agents from the Washington field office who took part in the investigations into the 6 January 2021, insurrection and the classified documents case. We need to do a DoJ review,' Bove told them, and said it was possible some agents would need to be fired, the authors report."
"After his first White House term, Trump faced federal criminal investigations into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results and his retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. His election victory last year effectively ended both prosecutions and left him spoiling for revenge. In the second week of his second presidency he had already directed the removal of top leaders of the Department of Justice (DoJ), the authors write,"
Stephen Miller pressed for the removal of FBI agents who investigated Donald Trump, seeking firings to satisfy presidential demands for retribution. Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general and Trump ally, told FBI leadership that Miller was exerting pressure and requested lists of agents from the Washington field office who worked on the January 6 and classified documents investigations. Trump’s reelection ended the prosecutions that targeted him and intensified calls within the administration for personnel changes. FBI leadership resisted providing lists and questioned the need for a Department of Justice review of investigative personnel.
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