Several top FBI officials are told to resign or face demotion as Trump continues federal purge
Washington One current and three former FBI officials said Thursday that some high-ranking FBI executives who were elevated by previous Director Christopher Wray were urged to retire or quit, and that if they don't, they will be demoted or reassigned.
A half-dozen executive assistant directors, some of the bureau's top administrators in charge of criminal, national security, and cyber investigations, are among the senior personnel being purged. They cannot be fired without cause because they are career civil workers.
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A former official speaking to FBI personnel said there is a lot of resentment because the impacted staff aren't regarded as political players in any way, while a current FBI official told NBC News that the move would be extremely dis...