The lead FBI special agent who opened the investigation into Trump that led to the raid of Mar-a-Lago was seen being escorted from the bureau’s headquarters following allegations of political bias.
Former Washington Field Office Special Agent in Charge Tim Thibault was seen being escorted from the building on Friday, according to reports.
“Mr. Thibault was seen exiting the bureau’s elevator last Friday escorted by two or three ‘headquarters-looking types,’” the Washington Times reported.
Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said last month FBI whistleblowers began coming forward with damning allegations that, if true, meant the bureau was “institutionally corrupted to their very core.”
Among these allegations, the whistleblowers claimed that Thibault hid the fact he used evidence derived from a “left-aligned organization” from FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland to get their approval to open the investigation into Trump which led to the Mar-a-Lago raid on Aug. 8.
Grassley confirmed that Thibault had been removed from his post at the Washington Field Office and reassigned to an unspecified position prior to the Mar-a-Lago raid.