This month a top FBI official intimately involved with the agency’s hunt for January 6 attendees abruptly announced his retirement from the agency after more than two decades of work.
Steven D’Antuono was the assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field office until December 1, when he wrote on LinkedIn, “I chose to retire.”
He attributed the decision to a desire to spend more time with family and “hand the reigns over to the next generation of FBI employees,” but multiple conservative media outlets have questioned the timing of D’Antuono’s retirement.
Republicans on the House Judiciary said it would demand “prompt testimony” from D’Antuono and 8 other top FBI officials in a letter sent to FBI Director Christopher Wray shortly after it became clear the Republicans would recapture the U.S. House, reports The Epoch Times.
βAfter a 26-year, 10-month career with the FBI, I chose to retire,β DβAntuono said. βYesterday was my last day.β
A top #FBI official has stepped down just as House Republicans announced plans to investigate recent operations and actions at the bureau. https://t.co/zS1omFIqt7
— The Epoch Times (@EpochTimes) December 7, 2022
Only six days after Joe Biden assumed the White House, D’Antuono held a press event in which he detailed the FBI’s quest to hunt down January 6 attendees.
D’Antuono promised that “scores of dedicated agents, analysts, and other specialized personnel” were working day and night to hunt down American citizens in “every FBI field office throughout the country” and described the events as a “breach and insurrection as the U.S. Capitol.”
It’s claimed that D’Antuono oversaw around 160 cases related to January 6 before his abrupt retirement.
However, D’Antuono objectively failed to keep one promise he made that day: He promised to capture the individual or individuals responsible for placing pipe bombs at the RNC and DNC headquarters.
He also urged Americans to snitch on their friends and loved ones who may have attended the events of January 6, and noted that much of the intelligence the FBI had received at the time came from such individuals.
Steven DβAntuonoβs parting words before he leaves the FBI to avoid questioning by House GOP on Whitmer fednapping, βpipe bomber,β
MAL raid, and Jan 6 investigation pic.twitter.com/q25HuwlOJ1— Julie Kelly πΊπΈ (@julie_kelly2) December 6, 2022
“Some of you have recognized that this was such an egregious incident that you have turned in your own friends and family members,” D’Antuono commended. “I want to thank you allβon behalf of the FBI and our law enforcement partnersβfor your help.”
Thus far, Rep. James Comer and his Republican allies have said they would require testimony from D’Antuono and more than 40 other Biden administration officials.
When Comer announced Republicans’ emerging interest in actions of Joe Biden and the Democrats, he alleged that Biden and his family are involved in a series of impeachable offenses, including “human trafficking.”
Yesterday, Comer said he would demand to hear from the fired Twitter executives behind censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story.
daniel sullivan
December 7, 2022 at 1:44 pm
another brown shirt – you can run but you can’t hide – all FBI bureaus / employees should be abolished along with the corrupt DOJ
Ron C
December 7, 2022 at 7:58 pm
Agreed, it is the only way to eliminate the rot. and no indoctrinated individuals should every be hired in the government again, which would include lawyers!
Danny Korte
December 11, 2022 at 2:05 pm
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Rotondaron
December 12, 2022 at 5:51 am
This Government FBI “Scandal”…Probably the worst since the Justice Dept. was organized…Must be exposed through means of a “Special Grand Jury”, *with Subpoena power, & the guilty parties, must be exposed,& “severely dealt with”, or there never will be any credibility given this process again, in our lifetime!
It is “Obvious”, on the surface, that Obama, & Biden, as well as Hillary + Pelosi, & who knows “who else” are the “brains” behind this worst scandal ever in American Government!
These “activities”, should be handles with the penalty of Treason seriously considered. [ There is adequate room in Gitmo…..for the Guilty! ]
Grayfox41
January 9, 2023 at 1:57 pm
the members of this “special” grand jury would have to be selected far away from the Beltway. otherwise, the whole effort would be a charade.
Bo long
December 7, 2022 at 8:54 pm
No body above the law ? Sucker need to pay.
JOHN F GRYCHAK
December 8, 2022 at 11:45 am
DON’T LET THIS CORRUPT FBI OFFICIAL GET AWAY. ANTUNO NEEDS TO BE CHARGED AND JAILED.
Daniel
December 8, 2022 at 12:07 pm
So, what country do you think they’ll all flee too. Maybe they can live on one of those yachts they illegally impounded.
Daniel
December 8, 2022 at 12:09 pm
I certainly hope they interview Ray Epps. That will tell us how serious they are. Me? I don’t think they’ll do sh*t.
A. Wilson
December 8, 2022 at 12:48 pm
I have an idea. Why don’t “We The People” demand that ALL FBI employees no longer be eligible for federal retirement? That would insure that the people in that institution were there for the right reasons! And another thing that should happen is there should be NO unionization for federal employees!!! It’s REDICULOUS!
Recce1
December 11, 2022 at 5:04 am
Then in all fairness and legality you must abolish retirement for ALL government employees, including those in the military.
Ruth E Annable
December 9, 2022 at 11:23 am
so what about those J6 people currently languishing in the DC jail????
CharlieSeattle
December 10, 2022 at 4:38 pm
They are ignored. Even Hannity stopped counting the days and reporting about them like he used to.
I am still waiting for 10,000 so-called patriotic Lawyers and Judges to shed their silk ties and robes for bricks and broken beer bottles and shed a little blood to rescue the 200+ patriots locked in the DC Gulag!
But are their any more than a few left?
Missy
December 10, 2022 at 6:27 pm
A 26-year 10-month career and he just could not go the extra 2 months to make it a 27-year career? I’m smelling spoiled fish. What a story he will most likely be telling everyone in his life who inquires about this “sore-thumb” decision. Typical criminal.
rottenrollin
December 10, 2022 at 7:54 pm
The Bureau will protect him.
It has to.
THOMAS
December 10, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Get every last FBI GOON and rake them over the hot coals … waterboard the SOBs and get the TRUTH then Hang them all !
Recce1
December 11, 2022 at 5:06 am
So much for that piece of paper called the Constitution and its Bill of Rights.
Drosack
December 10, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Time for your anal exam, excuse me…probe.
DrBillLemoine
December 10, 2022 at 10:28 pm
So why isn’t the extreme right asking to question retired Attorney General William Barr who unaccountably quit the top Justice spot before Biden was sworn in? Or how about questioning the retirement of Elaine Chow from Trump’s administration in similar mysterious unknown circumstances before Jan. 20, 2021, the normal retirement and administration turnover date for Secretaries appointed by Trump? Those are far more questionable than any lower down administrator in the FBI? And Barr headed the agency while DβAntuono was an underling? And why question him now, nearly 2 years after the January 6th insurrection occurred? Oh, I know! It’s another Benghazi-type witch hunt on the far right. End of story.
David Fuellhart
December 11, 2022 at 12:22 pm
You are a completely brainwashed idiot if you don’t believe that Obama & Hillary were responsible for the ambassador’s and those soldier’s/CIA workers’ deaths in Benghazi. Go spout your bs opinions to someone who will listen. Try the NY Times or the Washington Post. You F’ing POS!
billi
December 11, 2022 at 9:41 am
Much beating of chest and growling but I predict one low level person will get hit. Nothing will change. We need a country wide petition with the most egregious situations enumerated and then drop that onto the networks and politician’s desks
Babsan
December 11, 2022 at 11:32 am
The hunt for J^ “criminals” should include everybody from Pelosi,Biden,Obama and down the line of Democrats/Communists .They plus their partners like FBI etc are the true terrorists,Paying Antifa and BLM to do their calling to destroy Trump.
Thorn
December 11, 2022 at 12:12 pm
Re. Steven DβAntuono:
Guillotine the muther fcker. I’m so tired of the corruption at the top.
Bud
December 11, 2022 at 10:07 pm
Run Steve, run.
Michael
December 12, 2022 at 8:49 am
Stephen Colbert did an interview with Obama, Obama stated he would be more than happy to be a shadow President with a man or woman posing as president while wearing an ear phone so he could tell them what to say. He would do it from home. His main thing was he didn’t want to wear a tie any longer. Now that should be investigated, along with his uncle Joe speech.
bob
December 12, 2022 at 6:38 pm
If this degenerate , worthless asswipe D’Antuono IS found guilty of ANYTHING ,,,, his pension should be nullified , period !!!! Hopefully , if President Trump wins in 2024 and has a Republican House and Senate , they will abolish and dis-band the CROOKED F.B.I. and create a new organization that will not be in the back pocket of the socialist democrats !! FRUCK the CROOKED F.B.I. and the CROOKED DOJ !!!
turdbreath
December 31, 2022 at 6:37 pm
I think he’s looking in the right spots when he said he was hunting down American citizens in every FBI field office in the nation. That tells you how much the FBI was involved in this situation at the capital, and probably involved in the planned kidnapping of Gov. Gretchen, “Nit Whit”mer, doesn’t it?
Victor Anderson
January 9, 2023 at 8:22 am
I0W, teh FIB Crime $yndicate’s #2 hatchet ‘man’.
JohnGaltTexas
January 9, 2023 at 1:43 pm
The Jan 6 “insurrection” is and was a Communist DimoKKKrat False Flag Operation to distract from their freshly STOLEN ELECTION.