FBI Official Resigns

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Rachel Stevenson
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Well, would you look at that—the FBI’s New York field office just lost its head honcho, James Dennehy, after he decided it was a good idea to tell his staff to resist a Trump administration probe into the agency’s handling of January 6. Now, he’s out the door, either by resignation or by force, and the media is already spinning this as some kind of noble sacrifice instead of what it really is—another example of the FBI’s deep-seated defiance against any accountability.

Dennehy, like so many before him, acted as if the FBI was some untouchable fourth branch of government, immune from oversight and above the law. The second Trump’s DOJ dared to ask for the names of agents involved in the January 6 investigation—an entirely reasonable request—Dennehy went full resistance mode, encouraging his agents to “dig in” and lamenting that “good people” were being targeted simply for doing their jobs. But let’s be honest: this wasn’t about protecting “good people.” It was about shielding an agency that spent years politicizing its work and weaponizing investigations against political opponents while letting real criminals walk free.

His dramatic email to staff was dripping with self-righteousness. He claimed he was “not given a reason” for being forced out. Really? He openly encouraged insubordination against the administration in power—the same administration that has every right to clean house after the FBI’s years-long crusade against Trump. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why his time was up.

But Dennehy didn’t just stop at resisting Trump’s attempts to root out corruption within the agency. He played a key role in the FBI’s investigation into New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a case that magically lost steam after the DOJ decided to drop it—causing a mass exodus of prosecutors in New York and Washington. Funny how that works. The second Adams, a Democrat, is in the crosshairs, the case evaporates. Meanwhile, Trump gets a never-ending legal witch hunt over everything from classified documents to decades-old business dealings. It’s almost like there’s a double standard or something.

Of course, the media is already portraying Dennehy as a hero, the last brave soul trying to hold the FBI together against Trump’s supposed authoritarian purge. What they won’t tell you is that Dennehy and his pals were part of an entrenched bureaucracy that saw itself as the real power in Washington. These aren’t neutral law enforcement officials—they’re political operatives with badges. And they got away with it for years under Biden.

Now, with Kash Patel and Dan Bongino stepping into leadership roles, there’s a real chance of restoring the FBI to what it should be—an agency that follows the law instead of bending it to suit political goals. That’s what guys like Dennehy fear the most. They were fine with the FBI being a political weapon when it worked in their favor. Now that the balance of power has shifted, suddenly they’re crying foul.

This is exactly what needed to happen. The FBI isn’t above accountability, and if that means sweeping out the bad actors who think their political opinions outweigh their duty to the law, so be it. Dennehy may still be “defending this joint” from the outside, but at least now, he won’t be able to do it from within.

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