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From the New York Times: The top agent at the F.B.I.’s New York field office said in an email Monday that he had been forced out of his job. His departure follows clashes with Justice Department officials over the Trump administration’s directives.
The agent, James E. Dennehy, was told Friday to retire from his role leading the F.B.I.’s largest field office, delivering another blow to the senior ranks of the bureau. Mr. Dennehy had been running the office since September, but had angered Trump administration officials by supporting bureau leaders who resisted turning over the names of personnel who had investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
“Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did,” Mr. Dennehy wrote in an email to colleagues. “I was not given a reason for this decision. Regardless, I apologize to all of you for not being able to fulfill my commitment to you.”
Last month, Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove demanded a list of FBI employees who had worked criminal cases against the hundreds of Trump supporters involved in the January 6, 2021 protest at the U.S. Capitol.
In response, Dennehy had sent a defiant email to his staff, declaring, “Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own as good people are being walked out of the FBI. And others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy. Time for me to dig in.”
He wildly compared the situation to when he had to dig a foxhole to protect himself from flying bullets when he was in the U.S. Marines.
If you have been paying attention to the Epstein release questions out of @NewYorkFBI, you’ll know the name James Dennehy. James sent a “dig in” email to his office – and claimed to have dug a “fox hole” with his “e-tool” before the “bullets flew.”
I don’t know enough about… pic.twitter.com/F4ftxKTnbU
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) March 2, 2025
Dennehy was in charge of the same NY FBI field office which Attorney General Pam Bondi has accused of withholding thousands of pages of the Epstein documents.
BREAKING: Head of FBI field office in New York *resigns* after the Department of Justice accused his office of hiding thousands of Epstein documents.
James Dennehy says he was forced to resign in an email to staff.
“Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement… pic.twitter.com/rNZWQpGT8O
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 3, 2025
🚨BREAKING: The head of FBI field office in New York, James Dennehy, has just been forced to resign his post. He claims he was not given a reason why, but the Department of Justice has accused his office of refusing to hand over a trove of Epstein documents to Attorney General… pic.twitter.com/jBdSBrwMH0
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) March 3, 2025
BREAKING: Head of FBI’s New York office is forced out after questioning President Trump’s pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6 cases, sources say. https://t.co/npdU7cj5i3
— NBC News (@NBCNews) March 3, 2025
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