The Trump administration has reportedly dismissed multiple top FBI officials, according to several sources.

Brian Driscoll, who served as acting director of the agency before Kash Patel took over, was one of those told to leave the agency, Fox News reports. 

Walter Giardina, a special agent who investigated Trump advisor Peter Navarro and Steven Jensen, the acting director of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, were also forced out, sources told the outlet. 

Jensen reportedly played a role in the department’s January 6 investigations. 

Giardina was also involved in probing many matters related to Trump and has been accused by Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, of being politicized against the president. 

‘Whistleblowers allege the following of Special Agent (SA) Walter Giardina, who played a significant role in the investigation and prosecution of Trump advisor, as well as, Crossfire Hurricane, Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation, and the Dan Scavino, Roger Stone and Hillary Clinton cases,’ Grassley’s office wrote in a June press release.

‘Giardina was an initial recipient of the Steele Dossier and falsely said that the report was corroborated as true,’ it claimed. ‘Giardina stated openly his animosity toward President Trump and made known his personal motivation to investigate Trump.’

One official with knowledge of the firings told Fox News the removals were ‘retribution.’ 

The Trump administration has asked three agents to leave the FBI by Friday 

FBI Director Kash Patel with FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, March 2025

The three senior FBI officials were reportedly told to leave the agency by Friday, though they were not given specifics as to why.

The FBI declined to comment.  

Before Trump retook office, the FBI was involved in investigating a slew of cases against the president. 

The department probed the 2016 Trump campaign’s ties to Russia and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. 

The FBI has also probed Trump’s role in the January 6 Capitol riot and even raided the Republican’s Florida home Mar-a-Lago during an investigation into whether he improperly handled classified documents. 

The ‘retribution’ comment underscores the administration’s desire to push back against those who previously persecuted the president. 

In June, the FBI forced out another batch of agents, including Michael Feinberg, Spencer Evans and Stanley Meador. 

Feinberg was a top official in the agency’s Norfolk, Virginia, office, and the latter two ran FBI field offices in Las Vegas and Richmond, Virginia. 

Former FBI Acting Director Brian Driscoll was asked to leave the agency by Friday, sources say

Walter Giardina, who was involved in many investigations regarding Trump, was also asked to leave by the end of the week

Hordes of staffers are weighing options to voluntarily leave government employment to avoid being randomly fired, sources familiar with dealings at the Justice Department, told the Washington Post. 

These departures have reportedly worsened staffing woes at top FBI offices like those in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.