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The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/tech/topics/fbi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FBI</a> on Thursday is ousting at least three officials, including the former acting director and an officer involved in the January 6 investigations, Fox News has learned.

Former FBI acting director, Brian Driscoll, is among those being forced out of the bureau, sources familiar with the matter told Fox News, along with Walter Giardina and Steven Jensen, the acting director in charge of the Washington Field Office who played a key role in the January 6 investigations.

The reasons for their departures were not immediately known, though one individual with knowledge of the removals described it as "retribution."&nbsp;

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<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/08/1200/675/kash-patel-testifies-copy.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="FBI Director Kash Patel" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Kash Patel, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrives for a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.&nbsp;</span> <span>(Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images)</span></p></div></div>

The FBI did not respond to Fox News's request for comment.

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<div class="author-bio"><p>Breanne Deppisch is a national politics reporter for Fox News Digital covering the Trump administration, with a focus on the Justice Department, FBI, and other national news.&nbsp;</p></div>

Former FBI acting director Brian Driscoll and two other officials forced out of bureau, with sources calling the departures retribution against January 6 investigators.{ai:summary}<p>The FBI is reportedly ousting at least three officials, including former acting director Brian Driscoll and key figures involved in the January 6 investigations. The reasons for their removal are unclear, but sources suggest it may be linked to "retribution." </p><p>The FBI has not commented on the situation. The developments come amid broader scrutiny of the agency's actions related to January 6 and other investigations. #politics</p>

FBI purges former acting director, agent involved in J6 prosecutions, with more expected

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