Poll: 69% of Ukrainians Want Negotiated End to War ASAP

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Poll: 69% of Ukrainians Want Negotiated End to War ASAP

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Gallup released a new poll on Thursday that found 69% of Ukrainians favor a negotiated end to the war with Russia as soon as possible, while just 24% want to keep fighting until “victory,” a near complete reversal of public opinion from when Russia invaded more than three years ago.

When Gallup first asked the question to Ukrainians in 2022, it found 72% wanted to continue fighting and just 22% wanted a negotiated settlement. As the war progressed, the number of Ukrainians who favored a peace deal increased, and it became a majority for the first time when Gallup released a poll in November 2024, finding that 52% wanted negotiations to end the conflict.

Graphic from Gallup poll

While the majority of Ukrainians want to see the war end, the new Gallup poll found that they don’t think it will happen anytime soon. Just one quarter of respondents think it’s likely the fighting will end within 12 months, while 68% believe peace is unlikely.

The poll also found that Ukrainians have a significantly less favorable view of the US since the early days of the war. Just 16% of Ukrainians approve of the performance of US leadership compared with 66% in 2022. But the majority of Ukrainians, 70%, still believe the US needs to play a role in peace talks.

The new poll comes as President Trump appears to be making a new push for peace as he is set to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days. But there’s been no indication that Russia and Ukraine are any closer to agreeing to terms to end the fighting.

Russia’s main demands to end the war include Ukrainian neutrality and the recognition of the four oblasts Moscow annexed in 2022 as Russian territory, which would require a Ukrainian withdrawal from the territory it still controls in those areas. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hasn’t shown any signs that he’s willing to concede the territory as long as the US and NATO continue to support his war effort.

Negotiations that Russia and Ukraine held earlier this year marked the first peace talks since the early days of the war, which took place in March and April of 2022. At the time, Russia’s main demand was for Ukrainian neutrality. Those efforts were discouraged by the Biden administration, and later that year, Russia declared its annexation of four Ukrainian oblasts and added the recognition of that territory as part of Russia to its demands to end the war.

This article originally appeared at Antiwar.com.

Report: Steve Bannon to Challenge JD Vance for GOP Nomination in 2028 Election

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Report: Steve Bannon to Challenge JD Vance for GOP Nomination in 2028 Election

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance is widely assumed to be the heir apparent to lead the Republican Party and run for president in 2028. However, MAGA leader Steve Bannon is planning to challenge Vance, according to the Daily Mail.

“Love him… but Vance is not tough enough to run in 2028,’ an unnamed source close to Bannon told the Daily Mail.

Bannon is known for pushing a more populist brand of politics that emphasizes protecting American workers and industries. Bannon is also highly critical of the tech industry and its push to flood the country with cheap tech labor.

Vance, on the other hand, is close with the financial side of Silicon Valley. Billionaire Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies, bankrolled Vance’s run for U.S. Senate, and Vance has called Thiel his “mentor.”

However, both have one thing in common: They’re connected to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Vance is linked to Epstein primarily through Thiel. The two were business partners.

“In 2015 and 2016, Mr. Epstein put $40 million into two funds managed by Valar Ventures, a New York firm that was co-founded by Mr. Thiel. Today that investment is worth nearly $170 million,” the Times reported in June, citing a confidential financial analysis of Epstein’s estate.

Bannon, for his part, has more direct ties to Epstein. Epstein had two framed photos of Bannon in his Manhattan mansion, including a selfie of the two. Bannon interviewed Epstein in 2019 and purportedly has hours of unaired footage.

Ken Silva is the editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/jd_cashless.

Woodward Emerges from Woodwork to Smear ‘Pathetic’ Trump, Issue Veiled Threat

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Woodward Emerges from Woodwork to Smear ‘Pathetic’ Trump, Issue Veiled Threat

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) With the walls beginning to close in on several suspected deep-state coup-plotters following Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent order to convene a grand jury in the Russia-gate conspiracy, members of the so-called Mockingbird media have predictably begun to lash out.

On Tuesday, Watergate reporter Bob Woodward once again reared his head. But unlike many of the other nothingburgers that he and partner Carl Bernstein have declared “Worse than Watergate,” turning the 50-year-old usurpation of former President Richard Nixon into a clichéd catchphrase, Woodward seemed a bit reticent to talk about the Obama-backed scandal that is, on its face, exponentially worse than Watergate.

Woodward instead fumed over President Donald Trump’s refusal to be cowed by the same forces that have incessantly sought to destroy him since 2016.

“You see in his tweets and what he says publicly, this burst—these bursts of ego that he is in charge, he’s controlling everything,” Woodward complained to MSNBC host Ari Melber.

“And as I’ve watched this and listened to it—I did three books on Trump,” he continued. “It’s pathetic that you have the president of the United States out there just pounding away and saying, ‘Oh look, we have got to do it my way and only my way.’”

The iconic reporter’s “non-denial denial” did not dispute the facts surrounding the release of damning documents that implicate former President Barack Obama in a seditious plot to push the debunked Steele dossier for political advantage.

Instead, Woodward appeared to double-down on disinformation by floating a new talking point for leftist media to change the subject: suggesting that Trump is suffering from an unidentified health ailment.

“Why is the president of the United States feeling so out of it, or disabled, that he has to say things like that?” Woodward said.

During his first presidential term, Trump notably granted 19 interviews to Woodward for the 2020 book Rage.

Woodward then used the book to push a smear attack on the embattled president just before the 2020 election, claiming Trump had known a month before the U.S. outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic that the virus had potential for mass contagion.

It remains unclear why Woodward waited eight months to disclose the February 2020 interview while knowing millions of lives could have been saved by going public when preventative measures were possible.

However, the one-time Navy communications official has long been suspected of participating in the CIA’s Operation Mockingbird program to infiltrate major newsrooms in order to push propagandist narratives, including the use of top FBI official Mark Felt as the anonymous Watergate informant “Deep Throat.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week hinted at the possibility that she would end Operation Mockingbird, surprising many who were unaware that the program was still ongoing.

In Tuesday’s interview, however, Woodward appeared to make a veiled threat against Trump for flouting his deep-state overlords in the intelligence community.

“He doesn’t know what’s in his own interest,” Woodward claimed of Trump’s hard-earned bravado. “If you had a friend who was talking in public and saying things like Trump says—you know, ‘People don’t explain to me, I explain to them’—you would sit the friend down and say, ‘Let’s tone it down.’”

The remark was reminiscent of Sen. Chuck Schumer’s 2017 “six ways till Sunday” threat presaging the lengthy cleanup effort on the Russia hoax, which included a special counsel investigation, two impeachments, a rigged election, multiple lawfare attacks and at least two confirmed assassination attempts.

Yet, like corrupt Obama-era officials, many legacy news outlets have since faced a significant reckoning for their aggressive anti-Trump attacks.

With public trust of the media bottoming out to its lowest point since the pre-Watergate era, once respected institutions like 60 Minutes and NPR have lost millions of dollars through legal settlements and legislative defunding.

Other media personalities are feeling the pressure of declining ratings—including comedians Stephen Colbert and Howard Stern, both vicious Trump critics, whose shows face the prospect of impending cancellation.

At Woodward’s outlet, the Washington Post, notorious “fact-checker” Glenn Kessler was the latest left-winger to flee the newsroom after the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper mulled ways to woo back Trump supporters.

Trump previously sued Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster, citing copyright infringement after they sold the audio recordings of Woodward’s interviews with Trump without permission.

The $49 million lawsuit was dismissed last month by Judge Paul Gardephe, a George W. Bush appointee.

Ben Sellers is a freelance writer and former editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/realbensellers.

Cornyn: FBI to Assist with Locating, Arresting Texas Dems who Fled State

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Cornyn: FBI to Assist with Locating, Arresting Texas Dems who Fled State

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) The FBI on Thursday agreed to assist with arresting Texas Democrats who fled the state to prevent the Texas House from reaching a quorum and conducting official business.

On Sunday, more than 50 Democrats fled the state, many to Chicago, to prevent a House vote on redistricting, and all other votes during a special session of the legislature, by preventing a quorum from being reached. They also fled Texas to avoid being arrested by state law enforcement.

On Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, signed civil arrest warrants and by Tuesday, only eight Democrats showed up for work. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the missing Democrats to return to Austin by Monday or face being arrested and removed from office. He directed Texas Department of Public Safety officers to arrest them once in Texas and Texas Rangers to investigate them for potential bribery charges. He also filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to remove House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Gene Wu, D-Houston, from office.

Former Texas attorney general and Texas Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, on Tuesday requested FBI Director Kash Patel to have the FBI locate House Democrats out of state and arrest them. Several dozen are in Chicago.

On Thursday, Cornyn announced the request was granted.

“I am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in locating runaway Texas House Democrats,” Cornyn said. “I thank President Trump and Director Patel for supporting and swiftly acting on my call for the federal government to hold these supposed lawmakers accountable for fleeing Texas. We cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional responsibilities.”

In response, Gov. Greg Abbott said, “Texas DPS and the FBI are tracking down the derelict Democrats. They will be taken directly to the Texas Capitol. Those who received benefits for skipping a vote face removal from office and potential bribery charges. In Texas, there are consequences for your actions.”

At a White House news conference on Wednesday, President Donald Trump was asked about Cornyn’s FBI request to assist with locating missing Democrats. He replied, “Well, they may have to,” he said of the FBI. “I know they want them back,” he said of Texas leadership. “The Governor of Texas is demanding they come back. So, a lot of people are demanding they come back. You can’t just sit it out. You have to go back. You have to fight it. That’s what elections are about.”

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is challenging Cornyn for his Senate seat, has waffled on his response.

On Tuesday, he said on a podcast, “This is a state issue. I don’t know what the FBI would have to do with this – nothing. This is a purely state issue.”

Cornyn said “the FBI has tools to aid state law enforcement when parties cross state lines, including to avoid testifying or fleeing a scene of a crime. Specifically, I am concerned that legislators who solicited or accepted funds to aid in their efforts to avoid their legislative duties may be guilty of bribery or other public corruption offenses.”

On Monday, Paxton said it was unlikely his office could do anything and the responsibility to pursue charges laid with county attorneys. He told Fox News, “Ultimately, it’s up to local District Attorneys, most of these are Democratic District Attorneys by the way, for these Democrats to prosecute. I think it’s unlikely – a small probability.”

After Abbott filed the emergency quo warranto petition with the Texas Supreme Court, the Office of Attorney General published a news release saying Paxon “has led the fight to hold the runaway Democrats accountable for breaking quorum,” without citing what legal actions Paxton had taken while vacationing in Europe.

It also published a letter from Solicitor General William Peterson to the Texas Supreme Court saying Abbott didn’t have the authority to file the petition, The Center Square reported.

“The Attorney General appreciates the Governor’s passion for ensuring that the Texas House reestablishes the quorum that is necessary to discharge the important business of the Legislature, this Court’s precedent is clear that a ‘quo warranto’ proceeding ‘can only be brought by the attorney general, a county attorney, or a district attorney.’” The Texas Constitution “charges ‘the Attorney General’ with the obligation ‘to represent the State in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the State may be a party,’” Peterson wrote.

Paxton has yet to file a quo warrant to petition.

Peterson also asked the court not to dismiss Abbott’s petition “until the Speaker’s Friday deadline passes and the Attorney General can be heard on these weighty issues.”

The court didn’t dismiss the case and ordered Wu’s response for Friday.

Abbott then issued a statement clarifying his lawsuit, stating, “To be clear, the lawsuit I filed today seeks relief directly from the Supreme Court based on authority of the Texas Constitution, Section 22 of the Government Code & Supreme Court precedent. I am not seeking relief from a trial court under Chapter 66 of the Civil Practice & Remedies Code. The runaway Democrats must be held accountable immediately. This letter is filed with the Texas Supreme Court to make clear the authority I have to bring this lawsuit.”

The OAG issued another statement Tuesday saying Paxton would pursue “a court ruling ensuring that their seats are declared vacant,” referring to the missing Democrats. “Any lawmaker who has not been arrested and returned or fails to appear by the Speaker’s deadline will be subject to aggressive legal action by Attorney General Paxton.”

Trump Calls for New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

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Trump Calls for New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

(Caroline Boda, The Center Square) President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Commerce Thursday to begin working on a new census that won’t count illegal immigrants.

Trump ordered a “new and highly accurate” census to be taken “based on modern day facts and figures.” He did not indicate when the new census would take place but called for Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik to begin work on it immediately.

As redistricting battles wage across the country ahead of the 2026 midterms, a new census excluding noncitizens has similar capacity to reshape the election.

Nationwide censuses have occurred every 10 years since 1790, with the next tally set to take place in 2030. A key purpose of the census is to take a snapshot of each state’s population to determine how many seats each receives in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Historically, censuses take into account all residents of the U.S., including both citizens and residents of the U.S. without legal status. By excluding noncitizens from the population count, states with high immigrant populations like California and Texas face the possibility of losing seats in the House.

A 2020 Pew Research poll found that California, Texas and Florida would each lose a House seat if noncitizens were excluded from the census count. 

Trump’s comments come as Texas and California are leading efforts to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms, a tactic used to gain seats on one side of the political aisle or the other in the House. Lawmakers are using redistricting as a tool to alter the pool of voters in congressional districts to favor their own party.

Democrats in the Texas state legislature fled the state in protest when Republicans introduced a new congressional map that could flip up to five Democratic seats in the midterms. Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that the FBI is tracking down the Democrats who fled in an effort to prevent a vote on the new map.

In retaliation for Texas’ efforts to gain more Republican seats in the House, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, signaled he will lead efforts to redraw his own state’s congressional map to favor Democrats. Despite California’s independent redistricting commission, Newsom called on Democrats to “fight fire with fire” if Texas moves ahead with its new map.

 

Ohio River’s Level Raised to Accommodate Vice President JD Vance’s Birthday Kayaking Trip

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Ohio River’s Level Raised to Accommodate Vice President JD Vance’s Birthday Kayaking Trip

(Headline USA) Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday.

The U.S. Secret Service said it requested the increased waterflow for the Little Miami River, first reported by The Guardian, to ensure motorized watercraft and emergency personnel “could operate safely” while protecting the Republican vice president, whose home is in Cincinnati.

But critics immediately blasted the action as a sign of the vice president’s entitlement, particularly given the Trump administration’s focus on slashing government spending.

Richard W. Painter, who served as chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, said on X that “it’s outrageous for the Army corps of engineers to spend taxpayer money to increase water flow in a river so @VP can go canoeing when budget cuts to the National Park Service have severely impacted family vacations for everyone else.”

The Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District temporarily increased outflows from the Caesar Creek Lake in southwest Ohio into the Little Miami “to support safe navigation of U.S. Secret Service personnel,” said spokesperson Gene Pawlik. He said the move met operational criteria and fell within normal practice.

“It was determined that the operations would not adversely affect downstream or upstream water levels,” the corps said in a statement. “Downstream stakeholders were notified in advance of the slight outflow increase, which occurred August 1, 2025.” Vance’s birthday was on Aug. 2.

The sprawling 2,830-acre Caesar Creek Lake has an unlimited horsepower designation and five launch ramps, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. A marina, campground and lodge are also located on site. The department provided two natural resources officers to assist the Secret Service with the Vance event, spokesperson Karina Cheung said.

The Vance family has already become accustomed to certain accommodations being made as they move about the world. During a recent trip to Italy, the Roman Colosseum was closed to the public so that his wife, Usha, and their children could take a tour, sparking anger among some tourists. The Taj Mahal also was closed to visitors during the Vance family’s visit to India.

Such special treatment isn’t reserved for one political party.

When Democratic Vice President Al Gore, then a presidential candidate, paddled down the Connecticut River for a photo opportunity in 1999, utility officials had opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river’s level. That request, too, came after a review of the area by the Secret Service — and Gore also experienced political pushback.

Gore’s campaign said at the time that he did not ask for the water to be released.

A spokesman for Vance’s office declined immediate comment.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press.

Suspect Who ‘Ambushed’ Two Pennsylvania State Troopers in Shooting is Dead, Official Says

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Suspect Who ‘Ambushed’ Two Pennsylvania State Troopers in Shooting is Dead, Official Says

A suspect who ambushed and shot two Pennsylvania state troopers Thursday died and the troopers were hospitalized, officials said.

The attack took place in the rural area near Thompson shortly after 11 a.m., state police Col. Christoper Paris told reporters after he and Gov. Josh Shapiro met with one of the wounded officers in a hospital. Both troopers were said to be in stable condition.

Paris said the two troopers, whose full names were not immediately released, “were dispatched to check the welfare of an individual. And there was additional information about shots being fired. We will have more information about the specifics of how that call came in. But upon their arrival, they were immediately fired upon and ambushed. They are very lucky to be alive.”

One trooper applied a tourniquet to another and a third trooper was able to help rescue them, Paris said.

A state police spokesperson, Trooper Logan T. Brouse, said the location was along Route 171 near the village of Thompson. That is about 163 miles (262 kilometers) north of Philadelphia.

Angelica Howell, a deputy coroner in Susquehanna County, said shortly after 3 p.m. that she was on her way to where the shooting occurred. Howell said authorities did not indicate whether there was more than one person dead when they asked the coroner’s office to respond.

“I can tell you that the actor is deceased and more information will be released specifically about what happened today,” Paris said. The troopers’ police vehicles were hit by multiple bullets, he said.

Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick said in a social media post that he was monitoring the developing situation. He also expressed empathy for the troopers who were shot.

“Dina and I are praying for our brave state troopers in Susquehanna County and monitoring the situation closely as more details emerge,” McCormick posted.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan said on X that he was “relieved to hear the troopers involved in today’s incident in Thompson Township are expected to be in stable condition.”

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press.

 

Rep. Cory Mills Accused of Sextortion by Former Partner

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Rep. Cory Mills Accused of Sextortion by Former Partner

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., facing accusations of sextortion, financial impropriety, and emotional coercion after a former partner filed a police report and presented threatening messages.

Miss United States 2024 Lindsey Langston, Mill’s former romantic partner of three years, filed a report with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office last month. Langston subsequently spoke with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement a week later, according to police documents obtained by Blaze News.

The investigations center on allegations that Mills threatened to distribute intimate videos of Langston to future romantic partners following their February breakup.

“I can send him a few videos of you as well. Oh, I still have them,” Mills allegedly wrote in text messages shown to investigators. Other purported messages included threats such as “May want to tell every guy you date that if we run into each other at any point. Strap up cowboy.”

The allegations come as Mills faces ongoing scrutiny from the House Ethics Committee and Office of Congressional Conduct regarding his campaign financing. Langston also claims she witnessed suspicious cash transactions during their relationship, describing incidents where “people would come with money bags, and he would get cash.”

Mills’ personal life has drawn additional attention following a February domestic violence call involving another woman, Sarah Raviani, from his Washington D.C. apartment. Raviani later recanted her allegations, and no charges were filed. 

The congressman, whose estimated net worth ranges between $8 million and $40.35 million, has faced financial difficulties despite his wealth. As Headline USA previously noted, his landlord filed an eviction notice last month after the Florida Congressman allegedly failed to pay more than $85,000 in rent for his D.C. penthouse from March to July.

Additionally, Mills allegedly converted to Islam and was reported to have visited Syrian President Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, a former leader of the terrorist organization al-Nusra Front.

José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino 

DOJ Investigating White Female College Student for Pushing a Jewish Man

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DOJ Investigating White Female College Student for Pushing a Jewish Man

(José Niño, Headline USA) Eden Deckerhoff, a 23-year-old graduate student at FSU, faces battery charges and campus suspension after a confrontation with a Jewish student wearing an IDF shirt triggered a viral outcry.

Last Wednesday, who was pursuing her Master’s in Clinical Social Work and is the daughter of an FSU teaching professor, approached a fellow student at the campus gym who was wearing a shirt emblazoned with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) insignia. According to witness statements and arrest reports, Deckerhoff confronted the student verbally, allegedly shouting expletives about Israel and referencing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She called the student an “ignorant… son of a b****” and accusing him of being part of a “mass genocide.”

The situation quickly escalated. The confrontation culminated when Deckerhoff reportedly struck the victim’s shoulder and made an attempt to pour his smoothie over his head. The encounter was quickly documented and shared on social media platforms.

Authorities responded promptly. The alleged victim, describing the incident to police, asserted that Deckerhoff had “definitely hate crimed me” and recounted her fraught remarks regarding Israel and Palestine. 

However, State Attorney Jack Campbell, after consulting with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, chose not to pursue hate crime enhancements, opting instead for a misdemeanor battery charge. Campbell cited the facts of the case and the minor physical injury involved as factors in the charging decision. As a condition of her pre-trial release, Deckerhoff has been barred from returning to FSU’s campus, and her arraignment is scheduled for September 18, 2025.

The incident attracted the attention of federal authorities, as the victim’s Jewish identity and the charged rhetoric coincided with a period of increased federal vigilance against antisemitism following directives from the highest levels of government. 

High-ranking officials were quick to denounce the incident. US Attorney General Pam Bondi lauded FSU President Richard McCullough’s “leadership and prompt action” and affirmed, “Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Florida, or anywhere else.” Bondi said the US Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and a US Attorney are “looking into the matter.”

As the legal and disciplinary processes unfolded, the episode became fodder for heated debates on social media and within the broader public sphere. Some online advocates speculated whether Deckerhoff had a GoFundMe or formal legal defense fund. Despite expressions of support and the creation of hashtags such as #JusticeForEden, no verified fundraising efforts have been found. 

José Niño is the deputy editor of Headline USA. Follow him at x.com/JoseAlNino 

FBI Reportedly Fires Agents Who Persecuted J6ers

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FBI Reportedly Fires Agents Who Persecuted J6ers

(Headline USA) The FBI is forcing out more senior officials, including former Acting Director Brian Driscoll, who initially disobeyed a lawful order from the Justice Department to compile a list of agents who were involved in the prosecution of Jan. 6 protestors. The FBI also reportedly fired Steven J. Jensen, who was in charge of the bureau’s domestic terrorism operations section during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill uprising.

The basis for the ouster of Driscoll, who led the bureau in the weeks after President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, were not immediately clear, but Driscoll’s final day at the FBI is Friday.

“I understand that you may have a lot of questions regarding why, for which I have no answers,” Driscoll wrote in a message to colleagues. “No cause has been articulated at this time.”

Jensen, for his part, had initially received a promotion from Director Kash Patel to run the Washington field office. Jensen confirmed in a message to colleagues Thursday he had been told he was being fired effective Friday.

“I intend to meet this challenge like any other I have faced in this organization, with professionalism, integrity and dignity,” Jensen wrote in an email.

According to testimony from the Democrats’ Jan. 6th Commission, Jensen called J6 protestors “terrorists” and promised to “round them all up.”

Spokespeople for the FBI declined to comment Thursday.

Agents demoted, reassigned and pushed out

The FBI has moved under Patel’s watch to demote, reassign or push out some agents who are apparently perceived to be anti-Trump.

In April, for instance, the bureau reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

Numerous special agents in charge of field offices have been told to retire, resign or accept reassignment.

Another agent, Michael Feinberg, has said publicly that he was told to resign or accept a demotion amid scrutiny from leadership of his friendship with Peter Strzok, a lead agent on the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation, who was fired by the Justice Department in 2018 following revelations that he had exchanged negative text messages about Trump with an FBI lawyer, Lisa Page.

Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press

 

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