A former acting FBI director who resisted demands to turn over the names of agents who investigated the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is being forced out of the bureau, two sources told The Associated Press.

Brian Driscoll, who served as acting FBI director in the first weeks of the Trump administration, will leave the FBI on Friday.

Brian Driscoll fired

What we know:

Driscoll, a veteran agent who worked international counterterrorism investigations in New York and had also commanded the bureau’s Hostage Rescue Team, had most recently served as acting director in charge of the Critical Incident Response Group, which deploys manpower and resources to crisis situations.

Driscoll was named acting director in January to replace Christopher Wray and served in the position as FBI Director Kash Pate

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