The top FBI official who defiantly proclaimed last month he was prepared to “dig in” for a “battle” with the Trump administration over its request for the names of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6th cases retired under pressure today as the leader of the New York field office,

James Dennehy, who leads the FBI New York Field Office, revealed to his staff on Monday that he was forced to step down, a move that comes after he resisted directives from President Donald Trump’s appointees at the Department of Justice.

The top special agent overseeing the FBI’s largest field office has been forced to retire, according to an email he sent to colleagues and obtained by CNN.