The former assistant director of the FBI Washington Field Office, Dave Sundberg, announced a bid for U.S. Congress.
“I’m running for Congress because I believe in the rule of law, not the rule of one man. I have spent my life running toward crises to protect this country—from enlisting in the Air Force to serving as a local detective to dedicating over two decades to the mission of the FBI,” Sundberg declared in a campaign announcement. “I’ve spent my career defending our Constitution from threats abroad and at home. Now, I’m ready to take that same fight to Congress to protect our democracy from those who think they are above the law.”
He claimed the Trump administration forced him out of his position in a “retaliatory purge” upon his second inauguration.
“I was pushed out for doing my job and refusing to allow politics to compromise justice. But while they took my job, they didn’t take my oath,” Sundberg stated. “I have watched as the White House has weaponized the Department of Justice against political opponents and used the National Guard to intimidate our own citizens, all while seizing levers of power that are supposed to be balanced across government. We are reaching a point where we may not recover from this. I am running to ensure Congress becomes a co-equal branch of government again and does not abdicate its responsibility to push back.”
Sundberg was fired by the Trump administration in January 2025. According to reports, the former Washington Field Office official oversaw investigations into the January 6, 2021 protest and the DNC pipe bomber.
