FBI in ‘battle’ with Trump amid purge of officials, top agent warns staff

03/02/2025 14:58 The Guardian

James E Dennehy vows to ‘dig in’ as president targets bureau officials over January 6 investigationsUS politics live – latest updatesThe assistant director at the FBI’s New York field office reportedly told staff in an email that they were in the “middle of a battle” and that it was time for him to “dig in” as the Trump administration targets bureau officials who investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol.“Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy,” wrote James E Dennehy, who has led the New York field office since last September, in an email viewed and reported by the New York Times. Continue reading...

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