FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers

The FBI has shut down a group tasked with investigating public corruption and fired several agents, FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday.

Why it matters: The firings come after a Monday report from Fox News that indicated agents had monitored communications from nearly a dozen Republican senators as part of former special counsel Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

State of play: According to the document obtained by Fox News, nine Republican senators had their communications monitored by the task force, including Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).