From Fox News: A group of former FBI, intelligence, diplomatic and national security officials released a letter blasting FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino for firing several bureau agents, saying they were targeted for not being loyal to President Trump.
The group, which dubs itself The Steady State, claims Agents Brian Driscoll, Michael Feinberg and Walter Giardina were fired as part of a campaign to dismantle the FBI’s “long-standing independence” while also setting it up as a “tool of political loyalty.”
The Steady State also claimed the agents were canned because they were not loyal to President Donald Trump, before accusing the administration of appointing Patel and Bongino to powerful roles despite not having resumes that meet the “basic standards” to lead the “world’s premiere law enforcement agency.”
“It is not about reform. It is about control. The aim, it seems, is to transform the FBI from a respected, constitutionally grounded investigative service into a personal enforcement arm of a political figure,” the letter reads. “We have seen these dynamics abroad—leaders who demand loyalty from security services not to the law, but to themselves. These regimes do not end well.”
Below is a copy of the letter:
🚨 UPDATE: Former deep state officials send an open letter, dubbed as “nonpartisan,” warning that President Trump, Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard’s efforts to purge the agencies are trampling the Constitution and undoing their work.
All the right people are scared right now…
H/t… pic.twitter.com/J2EYsWohaZ
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 10, 2025
Last month, the group rejected the term “deep state,” claiming, “There’s no “Deep State.” But there is a Steady State: experienced, patriotic public servants defending democracy. We’re former [national security] officials taking action against rising threats.”
There’s no “Deep State.” But there is a Steady State: experienced, patriotic public servants defending democracy.
We’re former natsec officials taking action against rising threats.
🌐 https://t.co/fBFvd9Gdmm#SteadyState #NatSec #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #PublicService pic.twitter.com/X0nk7tu9dc
— TheSteadyState (@steadystate2025) July 4, 2025
Ex-government officials pen letter blasting Kash Patel’s FBI ‘purge’ https://t.co/nZoKILxnXF
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 11, 2025
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