The top special agent overseeing the FBI’s largest field office has been forced to retire, according to an email he sent to colleagues and obtained by CNN.

The top FBI agent in New York was ousted Monday, saying he wasn’t given any explanation for the decision from Washington. James Dennehy, a US Marine Corps veteran who joined the bureau after the Sept.

The head of the FBI's field office in New York was forced to resign after encouraging staff members to "dig in" against President Trump.

The head of the FBI’s New York field office, who had been critical of Trump administration firings at the bureau, says he was forced out of his role. James Dennehy, the assistant director in

James Dennehy, the Head of the FBI’s New York office, was forced to resign weeks after urging his employees to “dig in” following the Trump administration’s efforts to target officials involved in the investigation into the January 6th Capitol attack,

The head of the FBI’s New York field office was forced to retire on Monday, after resisting the Department of Justice’s efforts to go after agents involved in the January 6 investigations, according to multiple reports.

FBI New York Field Office head James Dennehy was forced to retire on Monday after urging agents to dig in. His retirement took place following Trump administration efforts to remove senior FBI leaders and seek names of those who worked on January 6th cases.