{"id":2391598,"date":"2025-01-17T09:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-inauguration-eve-closure-of-fbi-dei-program-corruption-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T09:25:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T14:25:22","slug":"trump-questions-inauguration-eve-closure-of-fbi-dei-program-corruption-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-questions-inauguration-eve-closure-of-fbi-dei-program-corruption-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump questions inauguration eve closure of FBI DEI program: \u2018Corruption\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-questions-inauguration-eve-closure-of-fbi-dei-program-corruption-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2391598&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement, President-elect Donald Trump speculated that the FBI&#8217;s decision to close its\u200d diversity, equity, and \u2062inclusion (DEI) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-media-pushed-the-now-debunked-find-the-fraud-story-in-their-bid-to-attack-trump\/\" title=\"How The Media Pushed The Now Debunked \u2018Find The Fraud\u2019 Story In Their Bid To Attack Trump\">office shortly<\/a> before his inauguration \u200dcould be linked to corruption. This comment highlights \u2062Trump&#8217;s ongoing scrutiny of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a> and their operations during the transition of\u200c power. His\u2063 remarks\u200d come\u200b amidst a broader conversation about corporate and\u200c governmental\u2064 accountability, reflecting concerns over openness and\u200d integrity in public institutions. Trump\u2019s questioning of the FBI&#8217;s actions emphasizes his critical\u2064 stance on established practices within \u200cfederal organizations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump questions inauguration eve closure of FBI DEI program: &lsquo;Corruption&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909789\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> suggested that corruption might be linked to why the FBI shut down its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> office the month before he took the oath of office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Following a string of major U.S. companies,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3283410\/meta-ends-dei-programs-changing-us-landscape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> including Mark Zuckerberg&rsquo;s Meta<\/a>, backing away from DEI policies, the FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/equality-not-elitism\/3290164\/fbi-shut-down-dei-office-december\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> without explanation on Thursday that it had closed the agency&rsquo;s DEI department in December.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump called on the FBI not to destroy any data associated with the department and implied that the decision to close DEI operations shortly before he became president indicated it may have had something to hide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We demand that the FBI preserve and retain all records, documents, and information on the now closing DEI Office &mdash; Never should have been opened and, if it was, should have closed long ago,&rdquo; he said in a post to <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Truth Social<\/a>. &ldquo;Why is it that they&rsquo;re closing one day before the Inauguration of a new Administration? The reason is, CORRUPTION!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&rsquo;s DEI initiative has&nbsp;long been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2927231\/west-virginia-ag-asks-fbi-to-remove-dei-from-recruitment-process-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">criticized<\/a> by Republicans over concerns it has caused one of the country&rsquo;s most powerful intelligence agencies to &ldquo;abandon its core principle of attracting the most-qualified candidates and instead hire and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">advance employees based<\/a> on gender\/sexual orientation and race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In May, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2993279\/jim-jordan-opens-house-judiciary-inquiry-into-biden-dei-hiring-practices-at-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">opened<\/a> an inquiry into the DEI office, arguing that since the initiative was created in 2021, &ldquo;the FBI has struggled with attracting enough qualified applicants from all desired target groups to sustain its mission.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Trump and Kash Patel, Trump&rsquo;s nominee to head the FBI, have often accused the federal agency of being politically compromised and entrenched in a system of extreme partisanship and bias.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During a September interview on the <em>Shawn Ryan Show<\/em>, Patel called for the creation of &ldquo;a 24\/7 declassification office&rdquo; at the FBI, saying the system has been &ldquo;over-abused&rdquo; by &ldquo;corrupt officials in government to hide the truth and enact more corrupt activities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Trump won a second term in November and announced plans to change leadership at the FBI, the head of the agency, Christopher Wray, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3257659\/wray-announces-resignation-as-trump-plans-to-replace-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">announced<\/a> he would step down three years early.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909789\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909789\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump questions FBI&#8217;s DEI closure before inauguration: &#8216;Corruption<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2391599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-Donald-Trump-ii8.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8773,48672,5591,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2391598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-corruption","tag-dei-program","tag-fbi","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FBI-Donald-Trump-ii8.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391598\/revisions\/2391602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}