FBI reportedly fires at least six agents linked to Trump classified documents probe

The FBI has fired at least half a dozen agents linked to a 2022 probe into US President Donald Trump retaining documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence, American media reported yesterday, drawing anger from the association representing personnel of the US investigatory bureau.

The FBI raided Trump’s residence in Florida in 2022, when he was out of office, as part of a now-dropped investigation into the mishandling of classified documents after his first White House term.

FBI director Kash Patel ordered the firing of at least six agents over their work on the case, multiple US media outlets report.

The FBI declines to comment.

Trump allegedly kept classified documents — which included records from the Pentagon and CIA — unsecured at his Mar-a-Lago home and thwarted efforts to retrieve them.

The materials included secret nuclear and defense documents, according to prosecutors.

US District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, dismissed the documents case against Trump in July 2024, ruling that former special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed.

The Justice Department appealed Cannon’s ruling but dropped the case after Trump won the November 2024 presidential election.

Trump also denied any wrongdoing in the case, one of several cases leveled against him after his first term in office.

The FBI Agents Association confirms that firings had taken place, without specifying a number, and condemns them in a statement for violating “the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect” the United States.

“These actions weaken the Bureau by stripping away critical expertise and destabilizing the workforce, undermining trust in leadership and jeopardizing the Bureau’s ability to meet its recruitment goals — ultimately putting the nation at greater risk,” the association says.