FBI Director Kash Patel Fires Agents Linked to Mar-a-Lago Probe
Roughly six to 10 FBI employees tied to the 2022 Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation were dismissed after subpoenas sought phone records of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles in 2022-2023.
Overview
FBI Director Kash Patel fired roughly six to 10 employees tied to the 2022 Mar-a-Lago search, sources said.
The dismissals followed discovery that the FBI had subpoenaed Patel's and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' phone records in 2022 and 2023, Patel said.
Patel called the subpoenas "outrageous and deeply alarming," and the FBI Agents Association said the terminations violated due process and weakened the bureau, statements said.
Sources said all those dismissed worked on the classified documents probe overseen by Special Counsel Jack Smith, who charged former President Trump in 2023 and whose cases were later partly dismissed.
The FBI and Justice Department did not immediately comment, and reporting said the firings are part of a wider internal inquiry into the conduct of the documents investigation.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a politicization of federal law enforcement by foregrounding firings tied to Trump-related probes and using loaded verbs (e.g., “purged”) and contextual detail about the Mar-a-Lago and Jan. 6 investigations. Editorial choices also spotlight Patel’s Olympics behavior; Patel’s quoted accusations remain source content, not editorial phrasing.
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FAQ
Kash Patel is the FBI Director who fired roughly six to 10 FBI employees involved in the 2022 Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation. He has a background as a former prosecutor, national security advisor, and chief of staff to the Acting Secretary of Defense.
The dismissals followed the discovery that the FBI had subpoenaed phone records of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles in 2022-2023 during the Mar-a-Lago probe.
Susie Wiles is the White House Chief of Staff. Her phone records, along with Kash Patel's, were subpoenaed by the FBI in 2022-2023 in connection with the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation.
The 2022 Mar-a-Lago probe was a classified documents investigation overseen by Special Counsel Jack Smith, which led to charges against former President Trump in 2023, later partly dismissed.
Patel described the subpoenas as 'outrageous and deeply alarming.' The FBI Agents Association stated the terminations violated due process and weakened the bureau.
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