The FBI is firing Brian Driscoll, the former acting director who briefly led the bureau at the start of the Trump administration and later refused to hand over a list of agents involved in Jan. 6 investigations. Other departures include Steve Jensen, acting head of the Washington Field Office, and Walter Giardina, a former Mueller team member who helped prosecute Peter Navarro.
Driscoll, who returned to a career role after stepping down from the top post, has been asked to leave by Friday, a source confirmed. Driscoll declined to provide the list of agents tied to Jan. 6 cases, despite a request from then–Associate Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove. The demand triggered a lawsuit from FBI personnel who feared political retaliation.
His ouster is seen as part of a broader internal shake-up. Giardina, another target of scrutiny, has drawn attention from Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley, who has sought records related to his past cases.
In February, the Trump administration removed the FBI’s top five career officials and several field office heads, including the former leader of the Washington office. Driscoll, a 20-year bureau veteran, most recently ran the Newark Field Office and previously served on the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team.
