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

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 Head of the FBI’s New York office, was forced to resign weeks after urging his employees to “dig in” following the Trump administration’s efforts to target officials involved in the investigation into the January 6th Capitol attack,