Attorneys representing FBI employees have warned the Department of Justice (DOJ) that the abrupt termination of agents' contracts may violate their due process rights, as President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to reshape the bureau.

As fear of mass firings swirls through the FBI, acting Director Brian Driscoll, the head of the bureau's New York field office, and an agents group reassured staffers and pushed back against Trump administration efforts to force out FBI officials.

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Sunday that President Trump’s purge of the FBI is “incredibly dangerous” to national security. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Christie described the lengthy process of onboarding FBI agents and said the country cannot afford to lose good agents.