Brian Driscoll drew acclaim—and inspired memes—after making a principled stand, and has (so far) withstood any MAGA purge.

Patel, who is now the FBI director, included Brian Auten on a list of roughly 60 alleged “deep state" actors in his 2023 book ...

Later, in March, the Trump administration forced out the head of the FBI's New York field office after he urged employees to "dig in" in the wake of the January firings.