Trump Says He Will ‘Quickly and Surgically’ Fire Some FBI Agents

The president commented on agents who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on Feb. 7 said that some of the FBI agents who worked on cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol will be fired.

“I'll fire some of them, because some of them were corrupt,” he said during a press conference in Washington. “I have no doubt about that.”