Trump's DOJ Forces Out ANOTHER Honest, Ethical Top FBI Official! - Glenn Kirschner

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Assistant Director in Charge of the New York FBI Field Office, James Dennehy, just tendered his resignation after being told to resign or be fired. No reasons were given to Dennehy for the forced resignation.

But this purge of Dennehy by Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi should come as no surprise given that Dennehy was very vocal last month in saying he was digging in to combat retaliation against FBI Special Agents for doing their jobs ethically and honorably.

This video reviews the new reporting and Dennehy's powerful and pointed letter of resignation. - Glenn Kirschner - 03/04/2025.

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1. MddowBlog-Top FBI official forced out after defending agents who investigated Jan. 6

Last month, James Dennehy, the head of the FBI’s New York field office, helped protect thousands of agents from possible firings. He’s now been forced out.

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/top-fbi-official-forced-defending-agents-investigated-jan-6-rcna194736

A month later, another shoe fell. NBC News reported:

The head of the FBI’s New York field office was forced out Monday, a month after he urged his employees to “dig in” after the Trump administration removed senior FBI leaders and requested the names of all agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases, five sources familiar with the matter told NBC News. In an email to FBI staff members in New York on Monday, James Dennehy confirmed that he had been ordered to leave.

The backstory on this makes the developments all the more striking.

In early February, acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove — a former Trump defense attorney rewarded with a powerful position in the Justice Department — made an outrageous request: Bove wanted the FBI to turn over the names of every employee who worked on Jan. 6 cases. Given the number of investigations into alleged and convicted Jan. 6 criminals, such a list would’ve been enormous.,,,,

In other words, Dennehy, confronted with an apparent abuse, took a stand in support of FBI agents who had done nothing wrong. NBC News’ report noted, “It is widely believed inside the FBI that the resistance by Dennehy — along with the acting director, Brian Driscoll, and the acting deputy director, Rob Kissane — prevented a mass firing of thousands of FBI officials who worked on the Jan. 6 cases.”

A month after writing that email, Dennehy, a Marine Corps veteran who joined the bureau after the Sept. 11 attacks, was told that he could either resign or be fired.

“Dennehy’s removal is likely to reignite fears of mass retaliation,” NBC News’ report added. That seems like a safe bet.

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