Top agent exits FBI amid charge of political bias undermining Hunter Biden probe: Sources

Timothy Thibault, an assistant special agent in charge, was forced to leave his post

• It is unclear if he left on his own accord or was forced out by the FBI
• Republican lawmakers have been scrutinizing Thibault for making anti-Trump statements in social media posts in 2020
• In February and September of 2020, Thibault liked two Washington Post opinion pieces critical of Attorney General William Barr for not more aggressively prosecuting Mr. Trump's allies and close associates
• Thibault also retweeted a post by the Lincoln Project claiming that President Trump was psychologically broken and unhappy

One of the former officials, who is also a whistleblower talking to the House Judiciary Committee, was placed on indefinite suspension last year by the bureau because he attended the "Stop the Steal" rally in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, that preceded a pro-Trump mob storming of the Capitol

• After resigning late last year, he claimed other FBI officials were "purged" for attending the rally on their own time and not on official FBI business.

Bottom Line

• Thibault's departure from the FBI would not resolve questions about his political bias impacting federal investigations.
• Political bias should have no place at the FBI, and the effort to revive the FBI's credibility can't stop with his exit. We need accountability, which is why Congress must continue investigating and the inspector general must fully investigate.

Sen. John Kennedy:

• "I should say that when I read the letter that describes the kinds of things that you’re talking about, I found it deeply troubling," he said, stressing that such actions were "not representative of the FBI."

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