An FBI whistleblower who was suspended during the administration of former President Joe Biden after raising concerns about the probe into the Jan. 6, 2021, protests at the Capitol and later returned to the bureau under President Donald Trump has been fired again after comments on a podcast that bureau insiders described as a threat toward FBI Director Kash Patel.
Former FBI agent Steve Friend was removed from his position Saturday after he made remarks on “The Kyle Seraphin Show” last week that law enforcement sources said were directed at Patel, according to The New York Post.
Friend, who was assigned to the FBI’s Jacksonville field office, returned to the FBI’s payroll on Oct. 10 but had not been performing duties because he had not yet been cleared through a background check, the sources said.
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