FBI agents who worked on Trump investigations and Jan. 6 probes could be fired as soon as Friday, sources say

FBI agents who worked on the bureau's probes of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and the federal investigations into President Trump's handling of classified records and his post-2020-election conduct could be fired as soon as Friday, multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News.

The potential personnel changes were initiated by the Justice Department, which informed FBI leadership. Currently, Acting Attorney General James McHenry and Acting Deputy General Emil Bove are leading the Justice Department.

The moves would expand an ongoing purge of employees within the Justice Department and the FBI, where top officials have been told to retire, resign or be fired by Monday. Government officials are reviewing lists of FBI agents who worked on the probes to determine who should be fired and the numbers of agents affected could grow, two of the sources said.