FBI closed DEI office in December, agency says

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EXCLUSIVE: The FBI has closed its DEI office, Fox News can confirm. 

"In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024," the agency told Fox News Digital on Thursday. 

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Earlier this month, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray claiming that "radical" DEI practices had "endangered" Americans following the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.

The J. Edgar Hoover building, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters, is photographed on October 8, 2024 in Washington, DC.  (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

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Kelley Kramer is a managing editor at Fox News Digital. Prior to joining the web team, Kelley spent a decade as a producer in morning television, including the most-watched morning cable news show "Fox & Friends."