Amidst allegations of prioritizing DEI over national security, the FBI is set to close its Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) by December 2024. President-elect Trump has demanded the preservation of all records from the office, calling its closure an act of 'corruption'. This move follows intense scrutiny from Republicans, who argue that the FBI's focus on DEI has compromised its core mission of protecting the American people.
A month after Donald Trump 's 2024 election victory, The Post has learned — and the president-elect is demanding that the “corrupt” division “preserve and retain” its records. “In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the bureau said in a statement provided to The Post.
The federal law enforcement agency did not say what its motivation was to shutter the office, but the move follows Trump’s campaign pledge to eliminate the office. Trump tweeted, “We demand that the FBI preserve and retain all records, documents, and information on the now closing DEI Office—Never should have been opened and, if it was, should have closed long ago.” He further alleged, “Why is it that they’re closing one day before the Inauguration of a new Administration? The reason is, CORRUPTION!” The FBI has also come under intense scrutiny from Republicans in the aftermath of the January 1 New Orleans terrorist attack over fears that it prioritized DEI over national security. “The question is why were they allowed to be focused on DEI in the first place?” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said in a statement to The Post, reacting to the closure of the diversity and inclusion office. In a letter to Wray, Blackburn argued that under his leadership the FBI “has settled for lower quality candidates to satisfy DEI mandates.” “To that end, I am deeply concerned that — under your leadership — the Bureau has prioritized Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives over its core mission of protecting the American people,” Blackburn noted that several retired agents informed the House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government in 2023 that “the law enforcement and intelligence capabilities of the FBI are degrading because the FBI is no longer hiring ‘the best and the brightest’ candidates.’” “Put simply, your focus on woke DEI initiatives at the FBI has endangered our national security and the lives of all Americans,” she added. “Americans now feel increasingly unsafe because of incidents like the January 1 terror attack, and the FBI’s prioritization of diversity over competence shows that their concerns are well founded.” Wray, 58, announced last month that he would resign from the bureau when Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Patel, a longtime ally of the incoming president, must be confirmed by the Senate before taking on the role.
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