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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was reportedly in shock after hearing that the FBI under former PresidentJoe Bidensubpoenaed her and current FBI Director Kash Patel’s phone records in 2022 and 2023.
Wiles — who ran PresidentDonald Trump‘s 2024 campaign — reportedly told associates, “I am in shock,”Axios reportedon Thursday.
Reuters first disclosed the subpoenas, which were issued during the Biden administration, while special counselJack Smithwas investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and his handling of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles sits in the Oval Office, as President Donald Trump signs an executive order at the White House on Dec.18, 2025.(Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
Smith eventually charged Trump in 2023 with multiple felony offenses related to alleged efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election and his handling of documents.The election interference case was later dismissed by a federal judge after Smith moved to drop it following Trump’s re-election.Smith also dropped theJustice Department’s appealof a separate ruling that dismissed the classified documents case.Trump has denied any wrongdoing in both matters.
In 2023, the
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Jan.22, 2026.(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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Patel has said he recently ended the FBI’s ability to categorize files as “Prohibited.”
Names were not given due to privacy reasons.
Eric Daugherty, assistant chief content officer for RightLine, an offshoot of Florida’s Voice, applauded the firings, telling Patel to “keep purging.” Additionally, conservative influencer Nick Sortor wrote on X, “The amount of ROT in the FBI is INSANE.”
FBI Director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images)
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The FBI Agents Association (FBIAA) later issued a scathing statement criticizing the firings.
“The FBIAA condemns today’s unlawful termination of FBI Special Agents, which — like other firings by Director Patel — violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country,” the organization said in a statement.“These actions weaken the Bureau by stripping away critical expertise and destabilizing the workforce, undermining trust in leadership and jeopardizing the Bureau’s ability to meet its recruitment goals — ultimately putting the nation at greater risk.”
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