The FBI refused to facilitate the firing of agents in the Capitol storming case

Acting head of the FBI Brian Driscol did not support the initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice to dismiss agents associated with the case of storming the Capitol in January 2021, emphasizing that it would affect thousands of employees. This was reported by NBC News on February 2 with reference to former and current employees of the intelligence agency.

According to NBC, Driscoll agreed to remove only eight high-ranking FBI employees, but he was also asked to provide the Justice Department with a list of all employees involved in the Capitol storming investigation. Driscoll did not state in the memo the fate of people on a broad list of FBI investigators linked to the events of Jan. 6, 2021 - a list he noted covers thousands of FBI employees, including himself.

The network notes that the U.S. Justice Department has also asked for a list of employees who were involved in the case against a leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement, but none of NBC's sources could explain the new administration's interest in Washington in that regard.

"As we have stated since we agreed to take on these roles, we will follow the law, follow FBI policy and do what is in the best interest of the workforce and the American people - always," Driscoll said.

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Earlier, on February 1, The Washington Post (WP), citing sources, reported that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump demanded the release of the names of FBI agents who were involved in the cases of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and also fired the prosecutors involved in the same investigation.

On January 28, The Associated Press indicated that the Trump administration fired dozens of prosecutors involved in the case of the storming of the U.S. Congress building on January 6, 2021, and demanded lists of FBI agents involved in the same cases.

Prior to that, on January 20, CNN reported that the US president plans to pardon those convicted of crimes that do not involve the use of force and harming people, as well as commute the sentences of others accused of storming the Capitol.

On January 6, 2021, supporters of then-president Trump stormed the U.S. Congress building to prevent the approval of the results of the November 2020 presidential election. The House of Representatives of Congress by a majority of votes passed a decision to impeach Donald Trump for sedition. However, in February of the same year, the U.S. Senate acquitted Trump. After taking office as president, Trump signed an executive order pardoning about 1,500 people convicted of storming the Capitol.