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News: FBI Headquarters in DC
(77WABC) — A new report says former Washington Field Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was reportedly escorted out of the Bureau on Friday, amid whistleblower allegations that he showed political bias in his handling of politically sensitive investigations.
According to the The Washington Times, eyewitness accounts told the outlet that “Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three ‘headquarters-looking types.'” The article now also says that Thibault “abruptly resigned” but that he was “forced to leave his post” and cites two unnamed former FBI officials.
Whistleblowers alleged that Thibault hid evidence from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to secure their approval to open an investigation into former President Donald Trump. That investigation resulted in the FBI’s raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate earlier this month.
