Kash Patel disbands FBI public corruption squad that aided Jack Smith investigations

FBI Director Kash Patel ordered the disbanding of the FBI's public corruption squad within the Washington Field Office, the unit that had provided investigative support to Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecution of President Trump. The squad's agents were reassigned to other divisions. Current and former FBI officials said the move eliminated the bureau's primary capacity to investigate federal public corruption cases in the Washington D.C. region, where most federal officials work.