The Post has confirmed that the FBI has ordered at least three senior officials tied to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations to depart by Friday, without citing specific reasons.
Among those removed are former Acting Director Brian Driscoll, Acting Director of the Washington Field Office Steve Jensen, and Special Agent Walter Giardina. This move appears to be part of a broader shake-up expected to impact additional key bureau personnel.
Driscoll, who held the acting director role before Kash Patel’s confirmation earlier this year, disclosed his dismissal in an internal email first reported by NBC.
Drizz sent a message to colleagues:
“Last night I was informed that tomorrow will be my last day in the FBI. I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I currently have no answers. No cause has been articulated at this time.
Please know that it… https://t.co/84tjMOADLy— Ken Dilanian (@DilanianMSNBC) August 7, 2025
The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) has released a statement expressing its concern regarding reports that “FBI Special Agents—case agents and senior leaders alike—are going to be summarily fired without due process for doing their jobs investigating potential federal crimes.”
“Agents are not given the option to pick and choose their cases, and these Agents carried out their assignments with professionalism and integrity. Most importantly, they followed the law”, the release goes on to say.
“There is a review process when employment actions are taken against Agents. The process was established so that the FBI could remain independent and apolitical. FBI leadership committed—both publicly and directly to FBIAA—that they would abide by that process. We urge them to honor that commitment and follow the law.”
“If these Agents are fired without due process, it makes the American people less safe. Agents need to be focused on their work and not on potentially being illegally fired based on their assignments.”
“FBIAA is actively reviewing all legal options to defend our members. We will always have the backs of FBI Agents.”