FBI fires agents who worked on Trump classified document investigation: Report

The FBI has fired additional agents who worked on investigations into President Donald Trump, terminating employees who participated in the probe into the Republican's hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday, February 25, 2026, in what appears to be part of a broader personnel purge under Director Kash Patel, a Trump appointee. The firings represent the latest in a series of personnel changes under Patel's leadership, who has pushed out dozens of employees who either contributed to investigations of the president or were perceived as not in alignment with the administration's agenda. The Justice Department has engaged in similarly sweeping firings of prosecutors since Trump took office last year. The latest round of terminations specifically targeted employees who helped investigate Trump'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 federal prosecution charging the now-president with holding onto top-secret records from his first term and obstructing government efforts to retrieve them. Multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed the firings to The Associated Press, with several indicating that a total of 10 employees were terminated. The FBI has also previously fired agents who participated in a separate investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The FBI Agents Association strongly condemned the firings as unlawful and endangering national security, stating in a formal statement that "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 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, an action Patel said occurred when they were private citizens in 2022 and 2023.