The FBI reassigned two long-serving agents who had been handling threats made against Katie Miller, according to MSNOW. The personnel moves followed a dispute over whether the threats should be treated as terror-related, and sources say the agents pushed back. Washington Field Office leadership says the reassignments were local personnel decisions; MSNOW reports both agents have since returned to FBI headquarters.
FBI Demotes Two Agents After Dispute Over Whether Threats To Stephen Miller’s Wife Were Terrorism
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The FBI has reassigned two veteran agents who had been working a probe into threats made against Katie Miller, wife of former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, a report from MSNOW says.
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The agency confirmed that Special Agent in Charge for Counterterrorism Michael Burgwald and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Courtland Rae were the officials who were moved following an internal dispute over whether the threats should be classified as terror-related. MSNOW reports that counterintelligence personnel in the Washington Field Office clashed with FBI Director Kash Patel over the scope and characterization of the investigation.
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Washington Field Office leadership disputed that the reassignments were ordered by Director Patel. Assistant Director In Charge Darren Cox told MSNOW the moves were "a personnel decision made at the Washington Field Office level alone based on our constant evaluation of mission needs."
MSNOW adds that both agents have since been transferred back to FBI headquarters. The FBI has not publicly released additional details about the personnel actions or the current status of the investigation into the threats.
Context: Media reports attribute differing explanations for the reassignments. The field office describes the moves as routine personnel decisions; other sources report the changes followed a policy dispute over the probe.
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