The FBI has axed its DEI department before incoming president Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump pledged to crack down on DEI initiatives once he takes office, which has led to numerous corporations deciding to ditch their diversity policies.

President-elect Donald Trump suggested that corruption might be linked to why the FBI shut down its diversity, equity, and inclusion office the month before he took the oath of office. Following a string of major U.

Organizations including Walmart, Lowe’s and Meta, have announced they would scale back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

The closure of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion follows the FBI facing accusations by Republican lawmakers of wrongfully prioritizing DEI.

The FBI closed its diversity, equity, and inclusion office last month as the Trump administration comes closer to taking control. The DEI office closed effective December 2024, the agency told Fox News Digital.

Donald Trump has accused the FBI of shuttering its controversial diverstiy, equity and inclusion office in an effort to conceal corruption within the department.

The FBI confirmed it closed its Office of Diversity and Inclusion in December ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

The FBI closed its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office in December last year, a month after Donald Trump’s election victory.