The FBI has seen a dramatic shift in leadership with the sudden dismissal of six top executives, including the head of the Washington, DC field office. This move follows allegations that the department is engaging in a targeted retaliation against officials involved in investigations into former President Trump. Current and former FBI officials have expressed shock and concern over these actions, raising concerns about the potential weakening of the bureau's integrity and national security.
The FBI has experienced a significant shakeup with the abrupt removal of six top executives , including the head of the Washington, DC field office, amidst allegations of a planned retaliation against officials involved in investigations into former President Donald Trump . Current and former FBI officials revealed to NBC News that these officials were informed of their terminations and are preparing to depart the bureau.
The move came hours after Kash Patel, the nominee for FBI director, testified during his confirmation hearing that he was unaware of any plans for a large-scale retaliation against FBI officials or agents involved in the criminal investigation of President Trump. David Sundberg, the assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office, was notified Thursday that he was going to lose his job and is preparing to leave the bureau, according to two senior law enforcement sources. Sundberg, who joined the FBI in 2002, was put in charge of the Washington Field Office by then-FBI Director Christopher Wray in December 2022. The Washington Field Office played a crucial role in several high-profile investigations, including former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The six top executives forced out according to sources, included Robert Wells, who oversaw the National Security Branch; Ryan Young, Intelligence Branch; Robert Nordwall, Criminal and Cyber Response; Arlene Gaylord, Information Technology; Jackie Maguire, Science and Technology; and J William Rivers, human resources. All spent decades working their way up the bureau ranks. All but Gaylord are eligible for retirement with a full pension and many decided to retire, the current and former officials said. They did so even though legal experts say they could have fought their terminations under the civil service regulations that govern non-political appointees. Jeffrey Veltri, the special agent in charge in Miami, was also ousted, current and former officials said. Spencer Evans, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas Field Office, told staffers that he had been removed by officials in the FBI headquarters in Washington, in a note obtained by NBC News. “I was informed by FBIHQ today that the executive leadership at the Department of Justice plans to dismiss me from the rolls of the FBI, along with several other FBI executives, as soon as Monday Morning,” Evans wrote. “I was given no rationale for this decision, which, as you might imagine, has come as a shock.” Before he was sent to Las Vegas, Evans worked closely at headquarters with Christopher Wray, the FBI director Trump hired in 2017 and forced out this month
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