The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s top official in New York was forced to resign on Monday, stating he was not given any reason for the decision by Washington, DC. The resignation comes after the Department of Justice accused his office of hiding documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case last week.
James Dennehy, a Marine Corps veteran who joined the FBI following the September 11 attacks, informed colleagues at the agency’s New York Field Office of his departure in a resignation letter.
“Late Friday, I was informed that I needed to put my retirement papers in today, which I just did. I was not given a reason for this decision,” Dennehy wrote in the message, which was obtained by ABC News and other media outlets.
In the letter, he expressed regret over the sudden nature of his resignation and praised his coworkers as “an office of professionals who will always do the right thing for the right reasons.”
His exit is the latest in a series of departures from the FBI since the Trump administration took over the White House.
Dennehy had previously clashed with Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove. Last month, he sent an email to FBI