{"id":2165492,"date":"2026-09-26T20:48:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165492"},"modified":"2026-09-26T20:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T17:48:11","slug":"fbi-agents-demoted-amid-investigation-into-threats-made-against-stephen-millers-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2165492","title":{"rendered":"FBI Agents Demoted Amid Investigation Into Threats Made Against Stephen Miller&#8217;s Wife"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/16by9\/2026\/09\/26\/779b9506a29f44ac80f56b752aaa4323_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">FBI Agents Demoted Amid Investigation Into Threats Made Against Stephen Miller&#8217;s Wife<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">FBI<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Demotes Agents Investigating Threats Against<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Stephen Miller&#8217;s Wife<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-26T13:48:11-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 26, 2026<br \/>\n                            1:48 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-b9a5f6d4a3116274adc4f650cffdb566\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_779b9506a29f44ac80f56b752aaa4323\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f3cceec2-cdf5-4b2b-9cdc-1b1fe18477a2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/77\/4by3\/2026\/09\/26\/779b9506a29f44ac80f56b752aaa4323_md.jpg\" alt=\"stephen-miller-katie-miller-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ae4b9d9664918969e5d76151ec0370f8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The FBI has demoted two veteran agents who were tasked with investigating threats made against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/stephen-miller\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Miller<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s wife &#8230; and a new bombshell report claims it was done following an argument over the legitimacy of the inquiry.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5cc3d66811936d9a06808fe09da78724\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The FBI confirmed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ms.now\/news\/fbi-stephen-miller-katie-miller-kash-patel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MSNOW<\/strong><\/a> that Special Agent in Charge of counterterrorism, <strong>Michael Burgwald<\/strong>, and Assistant Special Agent in Charge, <strong>Courtland Rae<\/strong>, were the ones demoted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-873b659e887699926e307f1746484308\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" 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data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The Washington field office counterintelligence agents apparently clashed with FBI director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kash-patel\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kash Patel<\/strong><\/a> more than once in the past &#8230; but investigating whether or not threats against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/katie-miller\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Katie Miller<\/strong><\/a> were terroristic in nature was the straw that broke the camel&#8217;s back &#8230; this according to MSNOW.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-68156dffc87c1fcd36dab7aabf44a125\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Burgwald and Rae pushed back &#8230; and then they were demoted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-13a9393e850168fecde0245a7eb3fc4c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>But not so fast, according to the feds &#8230; Washington field office&#8217;s assistant director in charge <strong>Darren Cox<\/strong> denied that the reassignment order came from Kash.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-14de9741581c46f9c993bb1ce5294329\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260926_bc4970cc3d6d4ff2a131fc05d23e3456\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f3cceec2-cdf5-4b2b-9cdc-1b1fe18477a2\" 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mission needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ca0087b4819e952515fec7ae4637fbe5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The two agents have since been transferred back to headquarters &#8230; according to MSNOW.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/09\/26\/fbi-agents-demoted-investigating-stephen-miller-wife\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:f3cceec2-cdf5-4b2b-9cdc-1b1fe18477a2\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span 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