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3/25: FBI's NY head is forced out. 11 months later: AP says "internal" review of Epstein files found no sex-trafficking.
Last edited Mon Feb 9, 2026, 03:18 PM - Edit history (1)
March 4, 2025FIRST the NY FBI head is forced out:
The FBI’s top official in New York was forced out on Monday, just weeks after he vowed to “dig in” and resist the Trump administration’s purge of agents who investigated the January 6 assault on the Capitol.
In an email to staff on Monday, James Dennehy confirmed that he had been ordered to leave – or be fired, according to sources interviewed by NBC News.
“Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did … I was not given a reason for this decision,” said Dennehy.
Dennehy’s ouster comes a month after the removal of eight veteran FBI officials, including the head of the Washington field office, involved in criminal investigations into Trump, which were launched after he lost the 2020 election. Department of Justice officials also demanded the names of all FBI agents who investigated Trump supporters who participated in the January 6 2021 attack that led to at least seven deaths.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/04/fbi-james-dennehy-trump
In an email to staff on Monday, James Dennehy confirmed that he had been ordered to leave – or be fired, according to sources interviewed by NBC News.
“Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did … I was not given a reason for this decision,” said Dennehy.
Dennehy’s ouster comes a month after the removal of eight veteran FBI officials, including the head of the Washington field office, involved in criminal investigations into Trump, which were launched after he lost the 2020 election. Department of Justice officials also demanded the names of all FBI agents who investigated Trump supporters who participated in the January 6 2021 attack that led to at least seven deaths.
Almost a year later, the AP produces a report saying the FBI reviewed the Epstein files and couldn't prove sex-trafficking.
Summarizing the investigation in an email last July, agents said “four or five” Epstein accusers claimed other men or women had sexually abused them. But, the agents said, there “was not enough evidence to federally charge these individuals, so the cases were referred to local law enforcement.”
The AP and other media organizations are still reviewing millions of pages of documents, many of them previously confidential, that the Justice Department released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act and it is possible those records contain evidence overlooked by investigators.
But the documents, which include police reports, FBI interview notes and prosecutor emails, provide the clearest picture to date of the investigation — and why U.S. authorities ultimately decided to close it without additional charges.
https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-client-list-sex-trafficking-049c96080a2ca2c12c84ac506437e50bThe AP and other media organizations are still reviewing millions of pages of documents, many of them previously confidential, that the Justice Department released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act and it is possible those records contain evidence overlooked by investigators.
But the documents, which include police reports, FBI interview notes and prosecutor emails, provide the clearest picture to date of the investigation — and why U.S. authorities ultimately decided to close it without additional charges.
