Attorney General Andrew Bailey will resign to serve as a co-deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jensen, a veteran agent who helped oversee the Jan. 6 investigation from his position as chief of the FBI's domestic terrorism section, was given a significant promotion by Patel to be the assistant director in charge of the Washington Field Office, one of the largest outposts in the country.

Former FBI acting director Brian Driscoll and two other officials forced out of bureau, with sources calling the departures retribution against January 6 investigators.

The FBI Agents Association is warning lawmakers that recent firings at the agency have “purposely violated” the due process rights of agents, expressly calling out FBI Director Kash Patel for what the association sees as flagrant policy violations and potential political retribution.

Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are responding to reports of an active shooter near the campus of Emory University. Atlanta police say the suspect is dead.

Comey served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 2013 until his termination in May 2017.