back the blue indeed, just as long as they back you. to hell with truth and justice and all that novel stuff MAGA - you proud? Head of FBI New York division forced to retire after telling agents he was prepared to ‘dig in’ 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. “Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did,” wrote James Dennehy, assistant director in charge of the FBI New York division. “I was not given a reason for this decision.” As CNN reported, Dennehy sent an impassioned message to the workforce last month amid reports of potential mass firings at the FBI. “Today, we find ourselves in the middle of a battle of our own, as good people are being walked out of the FBI and others are being targeted because they did their jobs in accordance with the law and FBI policy,” Dennehy wrote last month, adding he was preparing to “dig in.” 'Big blow': Expert flags latest major loss from FBI's 'crown jewel' 'forced out' by Trump "This is somebody who, just like we saw in the prosecutor's office in New York, the prosecutor's office in main justice, the prosecutor's office in D.C ‚ this is — it's useful to remember... This sort of resistance started at the FBI. And this is sort of the next rung below the director and the deputy director. All of the assistant directors, the heads of the field offices, of which this fellow is the largest field office in the bureau." Weissmann called the office the FBI's "crown jewel." Weissmann was a 15-year federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York, where he led the criminal division. He pointed out that the New York field office is also the core of the anti-terrorism programs. "This is somebody who basically had to be forced out by the Trump administration because he was by all accounts saying, 'You know what? I was trained to believe in facts and law,'" said Weissmann. "It's again, another sign of where we are."
