James Dennehy, who had vowed to ‘dig in’, says he was told to leave or be fired but was not given a reason

The FBI’s top official in New York was forced out on Monday, just weeks after he vowed to “dig in” and resist the Trump administration’s purge of agents who investigated the January 6 assault on the Capitol.

In an email to staff on Monday, James Dennehy confirmed that he had been ordered to leave – or be fired, according to sources interviewed by NBC News.