FBI Director Kash Patel has dismissed several senior personnel tied to investigations of President Donald Trump, marking the latest phase of a sweeping leadership overhaul inside the bureau.
The firings are part of a broader restructuring effort that began in 2025 following Patel’s confirmation as director.
The shake-up at the federal law enforcement agency has focused heavily on officials connected to politically sensitive cases involving Trump.
According to reporting from MS NOW, the most recent dismissals include the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta field office.
That office had been involved in election-related investigations in Georgia, though public details about the agent’s specific role in Trump probes have not been disclosed.
Also removed was the acting assistant director overseeing the New York field office.
The powerful post was historically responsible for major financial and high-profile investigations, including matters tied to Trump.
A former special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office, who had since transitioned into another FBI role, was likewise terminated.
Available reports do not specify whether that agent’s work directly intersected with Trump-related investigations.
In Miami, as many as six FBI agents were fired over their involvement in the 2022 search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
The Miami field office led that operation, making the dismissals the most direct personnel action connected to the controversial raid.
The latest moves follow a series of staffing actions throughout 2025.
In November, the FBI fired, briefly rehired, and then re-fired several agents assigned to Trump-related cases.
Among those affected was an agent responsible for overseeing the bureau’s aircraft fleet, a role not directly tied to investigations but swept up in the broader personnel review.
In October 2025, agents connected to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe into Trump were dismissed after disclosures involving the collection of congressional phone records.
Earlier, in September 2025, roughly a dozen agents were fired for kneeling during the 2020 “George Floyd” protests while on duty.
Those agents later filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and political discrimination.
High-level departures also occurred in August 2025. Former acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll exited after resisting earlier directives, while Steven Jensen, the assistant director of the Washington field office who oversaw domestic terrorism matters following January 6, was fired the same day.
Other agents tied to Trump-related cases, including Walter Giardina, were also forced out around that time.
In total, estimates suggest at least a dozen agents were removed in the most recent round alone, adding to dozens more dismissed across 2025.
The FBI has not released an official accounting of names or dates, citing personnel privacy rules.
Patel has not publicly commented on the individual firings, but the actions reflect an aggressive effort to reshape the bureau’s leadership following years of internal controversy surrounding politically charged investigations.
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