James Dennehy, the head of the FBI's New York office, is out one month after he urged colleagues to “dig in” after the new administration requested the names of all agents who worked on Capitol riot cases.

The head of the FBI's New York office retired on Monday, two people familiar with his move said, weeks after he pushed back on a request by President Donald Trump's administration to provide a list of agents who worked on the investigation into the January 6,

James Dennehy, the head of the FBI’s New York field office, helped protect thousands of agents from possible firings. He’s now been forced out.

The Trump administration has placed some of the country’s most iconic and well-known federal buildings on the potential chopping block, including them on a list of more than 400 properties deemed “not core to government operations” and candidates for “disposal.

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is considering selling off hundreds of “non-core” federal properties, including the headquarters of the FBI and the departments of Justice, Veterans Affairs and Labor,

President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it was considering selling some of the U.S. government's most iconic properties, including the headquarters of the Department of Justice, the FBI and the building that once housed Trump's luxury hotel.

James E. Dennehy, the top agent in FBI’s New York field office, announced his forced retirement to his staff in an email that was viewed by The Washington Post.

The head of the FBI’s New York field office who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.

James Dennehy, the assistant director in charge of FBI's largest field office, was told Friday to turn in his retirement papers.