{"id":2573785,"date":"2026-02-26T06:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fires-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-document-investigation-ap-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T06:29:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:29:46","slug":"fbi-fires-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-document-investigation-ap-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-fires-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-document-investigation-ap-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say"},"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%2Ffbi-fires-agents-who-worked-on-trump-classified-document-investigation-ap-sources-say%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=2573785&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>The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on investigations into President Donald Trump, including those involved in the probe of his handling of classified documents at Mar\u2011a\u2011Lago. The dismissals are part of a broad personnel purge lead by Director Kash Patel, with reports that dozens of employees connected to Trump probes or deemed not aligned with the management were removed. the FBI Agents Association condemned the firings as unlawful and harmful to national security, arguing they erode expertise and trust in leadership. The firings cover the Mar\u2011a\u2011Lago case and a separate examination into Trump\u2019s efforts to overturn the 2020 election,the latter largely abandoned by special counsel Jack Smith due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-people-who-live-rent-free-in-the-minds-of-the-left\/\" title=\"Five People Who Live Rent Free In The Minds Of The Left\">legal opinions<\/a> about indicting sitting presidents. Patel said he was subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in 2022 to testify before a grand jury in the Mar\u2011a\u2011Lago inquiry, and he appeared after receiving immunity.  <\/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\">FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation, AP sources say<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2516068\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on an investigation into President Donald Trump, this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >time terminating employees<\/a> who participated in the probe into the&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-justice-department-indictment-classified-documents-miami-182ac44fde89767bc0c3e634f61686bd\">Republican&rsquo;s hoarding of classified documents<\/a>, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The firings are part of a broader personnel purge under the leadership of Director Kash Patel, a Trump appointee who, over the last year, has&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fbi-george-floyd-kash-patel-8d18a1e6a5a36636cc2415fc492b3f52\">pushed out dozens of employees<\/a>&nbsp;who either contributed to investigations of the president or who were perceived as not in alignment with the administration&rsquo;s agenda. The Justice Department has&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jack-smith-justice-department-fired-trump-af94503d10143f5464559fb503425f4f\">engaged in similarly sweeping firings of prosecutors<\/a>&nbsp;since Trump took office last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4472295\/abigail-spanberger-democrat-affordability-champion\/\">Democrats&rsquo; new affordability champion Spanberger has no record of cutting costs yet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4472402\/mixed-gop-views-trump-ban-investors-single-family-homes\/\">Mixed GOP reception for Trump ban on large investors buying single-family homes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4469492\/undisclosed-cash-linked-foreign-billionaire-california-attorney-general\/\">Partially undisclosed cash linked to foreign billionaire tied to California lawsuit against energy giant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings as unlawful and endangering national security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These actions weaken the Bureau by stripping away critical expertise and destabilizing the workforce, undermining trust in leadership and jeopardizing the Bureau&rsquo;s ability to meet its recruitment goals &mdash; ultimately putting the nation at greater risk,&rdquo; the association said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The latest round of terminations included employees who helped investigate Trump&rsquo;s retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort, a case that involved a high-profile FBI search of the Florida property and resulted in a federal prosecution charging the now-president with holding onto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prosecutors-decline-to-charge-elderly-biden-over-poor-memory\/\" title=\"No Charges for &#039;Elderly&#039; Biden Due to &#039;Poor Memory\">top-secret records<\/a> from his first term in office and obstructing government efforts to get them back.<\/p>\n<p>The firings were confirmed to The Associated Press by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-ranking-dem-asks-doj-to-charge-all-perpetrators-from-capitol-riot-after-report-suggests-they-might-not\/\" title=\"High-Ranking Dem Asks DOJ To Charge All \u2018Perpetrators\u2019 From C...itol Riot After Report Suggests They Might Not\">multiple people familiar<\/a> with the matter who spoke on anonymity because they could not publicly discuss the personnel moves. Several of the people said a total of 10 employees were fired, and one said at least 10 were fired.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4471164\/read-in-full-president-donald-trumps-state-of-the-union-speech\/\"><strong>READ IN FULL: PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP&rsquo;S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The FBI has also fired agents who participated in a separate investigation into Trump&rsquo;s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. That investigation also led to criminal charges, but like the Mar-a-Lago case, was&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-capitol-riot-justice-department-jack-smith-d6172cf98d8e03e099571c908267456c\">abandoned by special counsel Jack Smith<\/a>&nbsp;after Trump won the White House in November 2024 because of longstanding Justice Department legal opinions that say sitting presidents cannot be indicted.<\/p>\n<p>The firings were revealed on the same day that Patel was quoted as telling Reuters the FBI during the Biden administration had subpoenaed his phone records and those of current White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Patel said the action had occurred in 2022 and 2023 when they were private citizens.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-8a51290da3e8f59c83edbfc2898f547d\">Patel was subpoenaed by federal prosecutors in 2022<\/a>&nbsp;to testify before a grand jury in Washington in the Mar-a-Lago investigation, and appeared after being given immunity, the AP has previously reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>FBI fires agents tied to Trump&#8217;s classified-docs probe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2573786,"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\/2026\/02\/Patel-FBI.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74619,74414,50645,3976,3634],"class_list":["post-2573785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ap-sources","tag-classified-documents-2","tag-fbi-2","tag-investigation","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patel-FBI.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573785","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\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573785"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573785\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573789,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573785\/revisions\/2573789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}