Kash Patel has ordered the termination of at least 10 employees who were involved in the investigation into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. This move is part of a much wider internal investigation looking into the actions taken during that probe, which ultimately led to criminal charges against Trump and two of his employees.
Patel initiated this extensive internal investigation after discovering records indicating that the FBI had subpoenaed his own communication records, as well as those of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. These subpoenas were issued during a 2022-2023 probe that eventually came under the leadership of special counsel Jack Smith. Patel made the seizure of these records public in a statement on Wednesday.
