US EditionFBI fires special agent who helped oversee Trump investigation: CNN
Aaron Tapp was dismissed amid ongoing personnel changes linked to politically sensitive probes into 2020 election interference, including oversight of the 'Arctic Frost' fake electors case.
- On Thursday, the FBI fired Aaron Tapp, special agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio field office since February 2024, CNN reported.
- According to reports, the dismissal follows a pattern of personnel changes affecting officials in sensitive political investigations, with the FBI not explicitly stating reasons for Aaron Tapp's termination.
- The "Arctic Frost" probe placed Tapp over the fake electors scheme, and he oversaw inquiries into President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
- Observers say the dismissals prompted immediate legal and institutional questions as three former senior FBI officials are suing FBI Director Kash Patel and the Trump administration, alleging a White House‑directed purge.
- Republican lawmakers recently released records including phone analyses of more than a half dozen GOP lawmakers during the week of Jan. 6, 2021, and Aaron Tapp, a 22-year FBI veteran, spoke with KSAT last year about his concerns.
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