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Jan 28, 2025 Stephen Miller directed a purge of FBI agents who had investigated Trump, pressuring officials to produce lists for termination Corroborated Power and Authority
A White House aide orchestrating removal of law enforcement personnel who investigated the president represents a direct attack on the independence of federal law enforcement.
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- Stephen Miller directs FBI agent purge targeting Trump investigators — According to a new book by journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis, Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff, orchestrated the removal of FBI agents who had investigated Donald Trump. Miller pressured Emil Bove, acting deputy attorney general, to obtain lists of agents involved in the January 6 and classified documents investigations, with the explicit goal of firing them to satisfy Trump's desire for revenge. FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll resisted providing names, citing the bureau's protection of agent anonymity and internal misconduct procedures. On January 31, Bove demanded termination of seven senior leaders and a list of all agents involved in the January 6 investigation by February 4. Multiple executive assistant directors departed, and Driscoll ultimately provided employee ID numbers instead of names.
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