At least 10 FBI staffers who worked on Mar-a-Lago documents case are fired, sources say
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- At least 10 FBI employees involved in Special Counsel Jack Smith's investigation into former President Trump's retention of classified documents were fired, sources told CBS News.
- The firings followed reports that the FBI subpoenaed phone records of FBI Director Kash Patel and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, who were private citizens at the time, as part of Smith's probe.
- Patel claimed the subpoenas were issued using "flimsy pretexts" and hidden in prohibited case files to avoid oversight, though no evidence of wrongdoing by the fired staff was provided.
- The FBI Agents Association condemned the firings, stating they violate due process rights and harm the Bureau's expertise, workforce stability, and public trust.
- Smith's
