The FBI’s Washington Field Office is folding its federal public corruption squad, the same unit which aided Jack Smith’s special counsel investigation into now-President Donald Trump, three people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation director, Kash Patel, speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 8, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The FBI has disbanded CR15, a key unit that supported the investigation into Donald Trump, citing corruption and a broader reorganization. This decision follows earlier cuts to the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section and a shift in FBI resources towards immigration enforcement.